伴
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bàn · companion, comrade, partner

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3537
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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 伴

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bànWords pronounced bàn
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Example sentences

Notice where 伴 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ kǒng pà bú shì gè hěn hǎo de huǒ bàn.我恐怕不是个很好的伙伴。

I'm afraid I wouldn't be very good company.

Source: Tatoeba #5780602 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhēn de hěn xǐ huān nǐ de péi bàn.我真的很喜歡你的陪伴。

I really enjoyed your company.

Source: Tatoeba #835769 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dí rén de dí rén jiù shì tóng bàn.敌人的敌人就是同伴。

The enemy of an enemy is a friend.

Source: Tatoeba #426421 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wèi wǒ zuò gāng qín bàn zòu.她为我作钢琴伴奏。

She accompanied me on the piano.

Source: Tatoeba #8884144 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hé tā de huǒ bàn ràng wǒ gēn tā men yì qǐ qù.他和他的伙伴让我跟他们一起去。

He and his companion asked me to come along with them.

Source: Tatoeba #1438474 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ xiǎng yào huǒ bàn ma?你想要伙伴吗?

Do you want some company?

Source: Tatoeba #5617202 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 伴 in context

  1. Say bàn, then recall the core meaning: companion, comrade, partner.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 伙伴 (huǒ bàn), meaning “partner”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 伴 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.