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bàn

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bàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bàn | ban4
English translation
partner
companion
comrade
associate
to accompany
companion, comrade, partner; to accompany

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About bàn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

bàn

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of bàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻半

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

bàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and bàn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using bàn

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de 女伴 nǚ bàn 身体 shēntǐ shāo ǎi , 头发 tóufa dàn 褐色 hè sè ,富于 fù yú 表情 biǎoqíng yǒu Shuāng Lán 眼睛 yǎnjing .

Her companion was of lower stature, with lightbrown hair and expressive blue eyes.

de 邻居 línjū 经常 jīngcháng zài 夜晚 yè wǎn péi 做伴 zuò bàn .

Her neighbours often keep her company in the evenings.

通常 tōngcháng , gài 过量 guò liàng shì gāi 元素 yuánsù Xiāng 联系 liánxì de 阴离子 yīn lí zǐ 伴随 bànsuí 产生 chǎnshēng de .

In general, excess calcium effects result from the anion with which the element is associated.

阿拉 Ā lā 吐克 de 妹妹 mèimei zhēng 伙伴 huǒbàn men zài 屋子 wūzi 附近 fùjìn wán .

Alatook's sister was playing with her friends near the house.

guàng 来逛 zhǎo wán bàn .

He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.

Words with bàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
伙伴 huǒbàn partner伙伴 huǒbàn
bàn partner bàn
伴随 bànsuí to accompany伴隨
陪伴 péi bàn to accompany陪伴 péi bàn
同伴 tóng bàn companion同伴 tóng bàn
伴侣 bànlǚ mate伴侶
舞伴 wǔ bàn dancing partner舞伴 wǔ bàn
相伴 xiāng bàn to accompany sb相伴 xiāng bàn
伴娘 bàn niáng bridesmaid伴娘 bàn niáng
伴郎 bàn láng best man伴郎 bàn láng
老伴 lǎo bàn (of an elderly couple) husband or wife老伴 lǎo bàn
伴奏 bàn zòu to accompany (musically)伴奏 bàn zòu
女伴 nǚ bàn female companion女伴 nǚ bàn
结伴 jié bàn to go with sb結伴
伴舞 bàn wǔ escort伴舞 bàn wǔ
做伴 zuò bàn to accompany做伴 zuò bàn
伴唱 bàn chàng vocal accompaniment伴唱 bàn chàng
作伴 zuò bàn to accompany作伴 zuò bàn
玩伴 wán bàn playmate玩伴 wán bàn
老伴儿 lǎo bàn r (of an elderly couple) husband or wife老伴兒
八佰伴 Bā bǎi bàn Yaohan retail group八佰伴 Bā bǎi bàn
搭伴 dā bàn travel with another搭伴 dā bàn

bàn Decomposition & Compounds

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bàn Decomposition

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