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Chinese
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assistant; furniture; partner
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partner; companion; associate partner; companion; associate; to accompany; comrade |
| trad. (伙伴/夥伴)
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伙/夥
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伴
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| simp. (伙伴)
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伙
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伴
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| alternative forms
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火伴
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Etymology
In Northern Wei, a 火 (huǒ) was a military unit with ten people (using the same kitchen stove). 火伴 (huǒbàn) means people in the same unit.
Pronunciation
Noun
伙伴
- companion; mate; comrade; partner
- 和某人結成伙伴／和某人结成伙伴 ― hé mǒurén jiéchéng huǒbàn ― to forge a partnership with someone
出門看火伴，火伴皆驚惶，同行十二年，不知木蘭是女郎。
出门看火伴，火伴皆惊惶，同行十二年，不知木兰是女郎。 - From: 《木蘭詩》; translation by Jack Yuan
- Chūmén kàn huǒbàn, huǒbàn jiē jīnghuáng, tóng xíng shí'èr nián, bùzhī Mùlán shì nǚláng.
- I step out to see my comrades-in-arms, they are all surprised and astounded: 'We travelled twelve years together, yet didn't realise Mulan was a lady!'"
Synonyms
- 伴侶 / 伴侣 (bànlǚ)
- 同伴 (tóngbàn)
- 拍檔 / 拍档 (pāidàng) (chiefly Cantonese)
- 搭檔 / 搭档 (dādàng)
- 朋侶 / 朋侣 (pénglǚ) (literary)
Derived terms
- 合作伙伴 (hézuò huǒbàn)
- 性伙伴 (xìnghuǒbàn)
- 戰略伙伴 (zhànlüè huǒbàn)
- 貿易伙伴 (màoyì huǒbàn)