HSK 6 · Family

伴侣 bànlǚ “partner” in Chinese

Traditional 伴侶

What 伴侣 means

  1. partner
  2. companion
  3. mate

How to say 伴侣

    伴侣 in a sentence

    1. 他的狗是他的好伴侣。

      Tā de gǒu shì tā de hǎo bànlǚ.

      His dog is a good companion to him.

      Sentence #734932 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

    How 伴侣 is built

    Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

    The character 伴 (bàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
    伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associate
    • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
    • 半half · bànSound part

    亻 hints at the meaning (person); 半 (bàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with .

    The character 侣 (lǚ) with each of its parts in a different colour
    侣lǚcompanion
    • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
    • 吕a musical note · lǚSound part

    亻 hints at the meaning (person); 吕 (lǚ) hints at the sound. Compare it with .

    How to write 伴侣

    伴 7 strokes · 侣 8 strokes

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    伴侣 (bànlǚ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
    Stroke order chart for 伴侣 (bànlǚ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

    Words related to 伴侣

    Words with 伴

    伙伴huǒbàn · partner伴随bànsuí · to accompany

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    FAQs

    伴侣 (bànlǚ) means “partner” or “companion”. It is an HSK 6 word.
    Say it bànlǚ: bànlǚ. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 伴侣 is written 伴侶. The pronunciation is the same.
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type banlu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 伴侣 from the suggestions. Typing banlu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    伴侣 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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    Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.