| 伙伴HSK 5 | huǒ bàn | partner; companion; comrade | |
| 伴随HSK 6 | bàn suí | to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant | |
| 同伴 | tóng bàn | companion; comrade; fellow | |
| 陪伴 | péi bàn | to accompany | |
| 相伴 | xiāng bàn | to accompany sb; to accompany each other |
| 1 | Lonely people need companionship. | |
| 2 | We are searching for new partners. | |
| 3 | I like to travel with companions because it's more fun. | |
| 4 | A promotion often comes with a higher salary. | |
| 5 | She couldn't rest easy without her children, so she stayed home to accompany them as they grew up. |