傍
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bàng · beside, close, nearby

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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 傍

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Example sentences

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Měi gè bàng wǎn wǒ dōu huì wèi wǒ de gǒu gǒu men.每个傍晚我都会喂我的狗狗们。

I've always fed my dogs in the early evening.

Source: Tatoeba #2394598 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men bàng wǎn tōng cháng zài jiā.我们傍晚通常在家。

We're usually at home in the evening.

Source: Tatoeba #13943735 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè sōu chuán huì zài bàng wǎn chū fā qù yīng guó.这艘船会在傍晚出发去英国。

The boat is to leave for England this evening.

Source: Tatoeba #905090 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men xīng qī wǔ bàng wǎn zài wǒ men de dì pán kāi pài duì.我们星期五傍晚在我们的地盘开派对。

We're throwing a party Friday evening at our place.

Source: Tatoeba #9961241 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài bàng wǎn xiě shī.他在傍晚写诗。

He writes poems in the early-evening hours.

Source: Tatoeba #9987058 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ sǐ zài le tā hé mǎ lì jié hūn de nà tiān bàng wǎn.汤姆死在了他和玛丽结婚的那天傍晚。

Tom died in the evening of the day he and Mary got married.

Source: Tatoeba #9953311 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 傍 in context

  1. Say bàng, then recall the core meaning: beside, close, nearby.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 傍晚 (bàng wǎn), meaning “in the evening”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 傍 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.