伴游 (bàn yóu) — to accompany (someone) on a tour; to tour as a… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

伴游 (bànyóu) means to accompany someone on a tour, typically a paid companion or guide. It can also be used as a noun for the companion/guide themselves.

verb

to accompany (someone) on a tourto tour as a companion

Examples

伴游。
Tā qīn zì bàn yóu wǒ cān guān le gù gōng.
He personally accompanied me on a tour of the Forbidden City.
伴游，。
Zhè cì lǚ xíng yǒu zhuān rén bàn yóu, fēi cháng fāng biàn.
This trip has a dedicated person to accompany, very convenient.
伴游。
Tā bàn yóu kè hù yóu lǎn le xī hú.
She accompanied the client on a tour of West Lake.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

伴bànaccompany

伴 gives the sense of accompanying, and 游 gives the sense of a tour: to accompany someone on a tour.

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.

亻半伴

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.

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

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

斿

斿yóu游yóu

Same sound today

游 combines 水 (water) with 斿, which gives the sound yóu and also relates to travelling.

Appears in

Travel & Tourism

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