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bàn

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bàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bàn | ban4
English translation
to mix
to mix in
to toss (a salad)

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About bàn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

bàn

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of bàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌半

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

bàn

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using bàn

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zài 准备 zhǔnbèi 饲料 sì liào , qiē suì , bàn hǎo .

He was preparing fodder, chopping finely and mixing thoroughly.

安迪前面 qiánmiàn de rén bàn le 一下 yīxià , 差点 chà diǎn dǎo le 那个 nà ge rén .

Andy against the MAN in front of him, almost drags him down.

我们 wǒmen yóu 搀和 chān huo zài 一起 yīqǐ , yòng lái bàn 色拉 sè lā .

We mix oil and vinegar to put on salad.

加入 jiā rù 发泡剂 fā pào jì Hòu Yìng 基础 jīchǔ zhā 搅拌 jiǎobàn hún yún .

Please mill completely with basic slag after add this agent.

táng Shuǐ dǎo zài 杯子 bēizi 搅拌 jiǎobàn 一下 yīxià

Mix the sugar and the water in a cup.

Words with bàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
bàn to mix bàn
搅拌 jiǎobàn to stir攪拌
搅拌机 jiǎo bàn jī blender攪拌機
凉拌 liáng bàn salad with dressing涼拌
拌嘴 bàn zuǐ to bicker拌嘴 bàn zuǐ
拌和 bàn huò to blend拌和 bàn huò
拌种 bàn zhǒng seed dressing拌種
杂拌 zá bàn (fig.) hodgepodge雜拌
拌蒜 bàn suàn to stagger (walk unsteadily)拌蒜 bàn suàn

bàn Decomposition & Compounds

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bàn Decomposition

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