HSK 5 · Family

伙伴 huǒbàn “partner” in Chinese

Traditional 夥伴

What 伙伴 means

  1. partner
  2. companion
  3. pal
  4. business associate

How to say 伙伴

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale伙huǒ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale伴bàn4th tone, falling

伙伴 in a sentence

  1. 这两个男人是生意上的合作伙伴。

    Zhè liǎng ge nánrén shì shēngyi shàng de hézuò huǒbàn.

    These two men are business partners.

    Sentence #2581539 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他和他的伙伴让我跟他们一起去。

    Tā hé tā de huǒbàn ràng wǒ gēn tāmen yìqǐ qù.

    He and his companion asked me to go with them.

    Sentence #1438474 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我是你的伙伴。

    Wǒ shì nǐ de huǒbàn.

    I’m your partner.

    Sentence #8215723 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 伙伴 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 伙 (huǒ) with each of its parts in a different colour
伙huǒmeals
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 火fire · huǒSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 火 (huǒ) hints at the sound. Compare it with huǒ.

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 bàn.

How to write 伙伴

伙 6 strokes · 伴 7 strokes

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

Words related to 伙伴

Words with 伙

小伙子xiǎohuǒzi · young man家伙jiāhuo · guy合伙héhuǒ · to form a partnership大伙儿dàhuǒr · everyone

Words with 伴

伴侣bànlǚ · partner伴随bànsuí · to accompany

More words: People, Body & Health

分手fēnshǒu · to break up妇女fùnǚ · woman姑姑gūgu · paternal aunt姑娘gūniang · girl交往jiāowǎng · to associate with家庭jiātíng · family家务jiāwù · household duties嘉宾jiābīn · esteemed guest

FAQs

伙伴 (huǒbàn) means “partner” or “companion”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it huǒbàn: huǒ with a 3rd tone, then bàn with a 4th tone. 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, 伙伴 is written 夥伴. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type huoban with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 伙伴 from the suggestions. Typing huoban into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
伙伴 is an HSK 5 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.