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title: "Tongban Meaning: 同伴 (tóngbàn) Means “companion”"
description: "同伴 (tóngbàn) means “companion; partner; peer”. Hear its tones, see what 同 and 伴 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tongban"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 同伴 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

同伴 tóngbàn

## companion; partner; peer

## Its characters

1. 同 tóng same
2. 伴 bàn companion

## In a sentence

他和同伴一起去爬山了。 He went hiking with his companions.

[More about 同伴](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8C%E4%BC%B4)

## More words with 同 or 伴

- [伴侣 bànlǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banlu)
- [伴随 bànsuí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bansui)
- [不同 bùtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/butong)
- [共同 gòngtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongtong)
- [合同 hétong](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hetong)
- [伙伴 huǒbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoban)
- [胡同 hútòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hutong)
- [截然不同 jiérán-bùtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieranbutong)
- [陪伴 péibàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peiban)
- [陪同 péitóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/peitong)

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