tóng bàn
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  • n.companion; person who works, lives or does things together with somebody

    • tā jìn chéng shí zhǎo le yī gè tóng bàn

      进城同伴

      He had a companion to go with him when he went to town.

    • tóng bàn guān xi

      同伴关系

      companionship

    • měi tiān jiàn miàn de tóng bàn

      见面同伴

      daily companions

    • xìng qù yī zhì de tóng bàn

      兴趣一致同伴

      congenial companions

    • tā de pǐn xíng bèi tóng bàn dài huài le

      品行同伴

      Her morals were contaminated by bad companions.

Word usage

  • Note
    "同伴" is different from "同伙". "同伴" refers to people who work, study, or live together; "同伙" refers to people who form a group for a certain purpose, which is mostly used in a derogatory sense.