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Companion in Chinese

companion · HSK 5

伙伴 huǒ bàn

  1. 伙 huǒ partner
  2. 伴 bàn companion

Counted with 个: 一个伙伴 yí gè huǒbàn

他是我最好的伙伴。 He is my best companion.

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Other ways to say companion

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How do you say companion in Chinese?

Companion in Chinese is 伙伴 (huǒ bàn). You can also say 伙 (huǒ), 同伴 (tóng bàn), 陪同 (péi tóng).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

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Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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