伴 (bàn): partner, companion, comrade, associate, to accompany
伴 (bàn) is a Chinese character meaning “partner.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 半 (phonetic). It ranks #1290 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 伴 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- partner
- companion
- comrade
- associate
- to accompany
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 伴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 伙伴noun | huǒ bàn | partner | 5 |
| 同伴noun | tóng bàn | companion | 6 |
| 陪伴verb | péi bàn | to accompany | 5 |
| 伴随verb | bàn suí | to accompany | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伴侣 | bàn lǚ | companion |
| 舞伴 | wǔ bàn | dancing partner |
| 伴娘 | bàn niáng | bridesmaid |
| 伴郎 | bàn láng | best man |
| 女伴 | nǚ bàn | female companion |
| 相伴 | xiāng bàn | to accompany sb |
| 伴奏 | bàn zòu | to accompany (musically) |
| 作伴 | zuò bàn | to accompany |
| 做伴 | zuò bàn | to keep sb company |
| 伴唱 | bàn chàng | vocal accompaniment |
| 老伴 | lǎo bàn | (of an elderly couple) husband or wife |
| 伴舞 | bàn wǔ | to be a dancing partner to sb |
| 结伴 | jié bàn | to go with sb |
| 伴有 | bàn yǒu | to be accompanied by |
| 搭伴 | dā bàn | travel with another |
伴 appears in 55 compound words: 31 as the first character, 53 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 伴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
那个伴影在月光下显得格外孤独。
nā gě bàn yǐng zài yuè guāng xià xiǎn dé gé wài gū dú .
That companion figure appeared especially lonely in the moonlight.
太可爱!猫头鹰以为找到同伴 飞入商店货架安睡
tài kě ài ! māo tóu yīng yǐ wéi zhǎo dào tóng bàn fēi rù shāng diàn huò jià ān shuì
So cute! The owl thought it had found a companion and flew into the store shelves to sleep
宫腔内不均质高回声是什么意思?伴有血流信号风险更高吗
gōng qiāng nèi bù jūn zhì gāo huí shēng shì shén má yì sī ? bàn yǒu xiě liú xìn hào fēng xiǎn gēng gāo ma
What does inhomogeneous hyperechoic in the uterine cavity mean? Is there a higher risk associated with blood flow signals?
美财长:与贸易夥伴联系 各国盼维持既有关税协议
měi cái cháng : yǔ mào yì 夥 bàn lián xì gè guó pàn wéi chí jì yǒu guān shuì xié yì
U.S. Treasury Secretary: Liaising with trading partners Countries hope to maintain existing tariff agreements
...自测健康 这2种颜色恐患胰脏癌/大肠癌 伴随3情况须求医
. . . zì cè jiàn kāng zhè 2 zhǒng yán sè kǒng huàn 胰 zāng ái dà cháng ái bàn suí 3 qíng kuàng xū qiú yī
... Self-test health These 2 colors may cause pancreatic cancer/colorectal cancer with 3 conditions must seek medical attention
...交建集团彭大、灵华高速以坚守护平安 以陪伴庆..
. . . jiāo jiàn jí tuán 彭 dà , líng huá gāo sù yǐ jiān shǒu hù píng ān yǐ péi bàn qìng . .
... Communications Construction Group Peng Da and Linghua Expressway to protect safety to accompany Qing:
我为她作钢琴伴奏。
Wǒ wèi tā zuò gāngqín bànzòu.
I accompanied her on the piano.
总统出国通常有妻子陪伴。
Zǒngtǒng chūguó tōngcháng yǒu qīzi péibàn.
The President is usually accompanied by his wife when he goes abroad.
敌人的敌人就是同伴。
Dírén de dírén jiùshì tóngbàn.
An enemy of an enemy is a friend.
他的狗是他的好伴侣。
Tā de gǒu shì tā de hǎo bànlǚ.
His dog is his good companion.
Character Family
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