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伴随 (bàn suí) — to accompany, to occur together with

Definition

伴随 (bànsuí) means one thing occurs or exists together with another, often as a secondary or co-occurring phenomenon (a symptom, effect, or change). 陪伴 and 陪同 are about a person physically going with someone; 伴随 is usually not a person.

verb
to accompanyto occur together with

Examples

  • 伴随。
    Jīng jì fā zhǎn wǎng wǎng bàn suí zhe shè huì biàn gé.
    Economic development is often accompanied by social change.
  • 伴随。
    Zhè zhǒng jí bìng bàn suí yǒu fā rè zhèng zhuàng.
    This illness is accompanied by fever symptoms.
  • 伴随。
    Tā de yǎn jiǎng bàn suí zhe rè liè de zhǎng shēng.
    His speech was accompanied by enthusiastic applause.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

伴bànaccompany
随suífollow

伴 means to keep company with and 随 means to follow; together they mean to accompany.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
半
半bàn伴bàn
Same sound today

伴 puts 亻 (person) beside 半. The person part fits the meaning of companion, and 半 gives the sound.

Open 伴 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 隨; 随 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalking
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡐦
𡐦𡐦隨suí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隨 pairs 辵 (walking) with 𡐦 (the sound part); the simplified 随 is a later shorthand.

Open 随 →
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