Definition
做伴 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to keep someone company'. The person you accompany is introduced with 跟, 和, or 陪 placed before the whole word: 跟他做伴 ('keep him company'). When you add measure words or modifiers, they go between 做 and 伴 — 做个伴 ('be company'), 做了几天伴 ('was company for a few days'). Unlike 陪伴, 做伴 is more colloquial and often describes informal, everyday accompaniment.
v.o.
(v.o.) to keep someone companyto accompany (colloquial)
Examples
- ，做伴。Wǒ yí ge rén zhù, xiǎng zhǎo ge rén zuò bàn.I live alone and want to find someone to keep me company.
- ，。Nǐ yí ge rén qù tài gūdān le, wǒ gēn nǐ zuò ge bàn ba.Going alone would be too lonely — let me keep you company.
- 做伴。Jiā lǐ yǎng zhī gǒu shì wèile gěi lǎorén zuò bàn.The family keeps a dog to keep the elderly person company.
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