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陪同 (péi tóng) — to accompany

Definition

陪同 is a formal verb for escorting or accompanying someone on an official or professional task (a visit, a trip). Compare 陪 (everyday 'keep company') and 伴随 (abstract 'come along with, occur together with').

verb
to accompany

Examples

  • 陪同。
    Wǒ péi tóng tā qù jī chǎng.
    I accompanied him to the airport.
  • 陪同。
    Zhè cì fǎng wèn yóu zhāng jīng lǐ péi tóng.
    This visit was escorted by Manager Zhang.
  • 陪同。
    Tā péi tóng kè rén cān guān le bó wù guǎn.
    She accompanied the guests to visit the museum.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

陪péiaccompany
同tóngtogether

陪 means to go along with someone, and 同 means together, giving the sense of accompanying someone.

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
阜阜fùsoil mountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu陪péi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

陪 pairs 阜, a mound of piled-up soil, with 咅 as a sound part; the mound gives the sense of joining up or staying close, as in accompanying.

Open 陪 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

Open 同 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6

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