结伴 (jié bàn) — to go together (with someone), to form a compan…

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to go together / team up', often for travel or outings. Split it for aspect or negation: 结过伴, 不结伴.

verb

to go together (with someone)to form a companionship(separable verb) to team upto travel together

结伴。
Wǒ men míng tiān jié bàn qù pá shān ba.
Let's go hiking together tomorrow.
，。
Wǒ hé tā jié guò liǎng cì bàn, měi cì dōu hěn kāi xīn.
I've teamed up with him twice, and each time was very happy.
，结伴。
Tā xǐ huan yí gè rén lǚ xíng, bù xǐ huan jié bàn.
He likes traveling alone, not in a group.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

伴bàncompanion

结 'tie' and 伴 'companion' together mean to join with a companion.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

吉

吉jí結jié

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

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

Same sound today

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

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