Chinese Word: 伴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

伴HSK 5

Pinyin: bàn

English Definition: partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany

Chinese Definition:
①同在一起而能互助的人：伙伴。伴侣。
②陪同：伴随。陪伴。伴和。伴舞。伴奏。伴读(古代官名，中国宋代有南北院伴读，负责宗室子弟的教学，辽、金至明代，皆为亲王府官)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:半 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 半 [ bàn ] half; semi-, incomplete

Similar Characters: 拌绊叛计泮什仕佳

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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		gū dú 孤独 de 的 rén 人 xū yào 需要 péi bàn 陪伴。 Lonely people need companionship.
2		wǒ men 我们 zhèng zài 正在 xún zhǎo 寻找 xīn de 新的 hé zuò 合作 huǒ bàn 伙伴。 We are searching for new partners.
3		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 jié bàn 结伴 lǚ xíng 旅行， yīn wèi 因为 gèng jiā 更加 yǒu qù 有趣。 I like to travel with companions because it's more fun.
4		jìn shēng 晋升 tōng cháng 通常 bàn suí 伴随 zhe 着 gèng gāo 更高 de 的 gōng zī 工资。 A promotion often comes with a higher salary.
5		tā 她 fàng xīn bù xià 放心不下 hái zi 孩子， zài jiā 在家 péi bàn 陪伴 tā 她 chéng zhǎng 成长。 She couldn't rest easy without her children, so she stayed home to accompany them as they grew up.

1		gū dú 孤独 de 的 rén 人 xū yào 需要 péi bàn 陪伴。 Lonely people need companionship.
2		wǒ men 我们 zhèng zài 正在 xún zhǎo 寻找 xīn de 新的 hé zuò 合作 huǒ bàn 伙伴。 We are searching for new partners.
3		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 jié bàn 结伴 lǚ xíng 旅行， yīn wèi 因为 gèng jiā 更加 yǒu qù 有趣。 I like to travel with companions because it's more fun.
4		jìn shēng 晋升 tōng cháng 通常 bàn suí 伴随 zhe 着 gèng gāo 更高 de 的 gōng zī 工资。 A promotion often comes with a higher salary.
5		tā 她 fàng xīn bù xià 放心不下 hái zi 孩子， zài jiā 在家 péi bàn 陪伴 tā 她 chéng zhǎng 成长。 She couldn't rest easy without her children, so she stayed home to accompany them as they grew up.