attendant servant; companion; partner
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
attendant servant; personal follower (in old times)
archaicAn archaic term referring to a servant or companion who accompanies someone, often on a journey or in service.
Lǎo老
ye爷
chū出
xíng行
，
shēn身
hòu后
zǒng总
yǒu有
jǐ几
wèi位
bàn伴
dāng当
gēn跟
suí随
。
When the master traveled, there were always a few attendant servants following behind him.
Tā他
bǎ把
zhōng忠
xīn心
de的
lǎo老
pú仆
rén人
dàng当
zuò作
zì自
jǐ己
de的
bàn伴
dāng当
。
He regarded his loyal old servant as his personal attendant.
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Zhè这
tàng趟
yuǎn远
xíng行
，
xìng幸
hǎo好
yǒu有
jǐ几
gè个
bàn伴
dāng当
hù互
xiāng相
zhào照
yìng应
。
On this long journey, fortunately, there were a few companions to look after each other.