join company; travel together
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to join company; to travel together for convenience
informalInformal term used when people with similar destinations or plans decide to accompany each other for convenience or companionship. Often uses the erhua form "搭伴儿" in spoken Chinese.
Bàn半
lù路
shang上
yù遇
jiàn见
jǐ几
gè个
lǎo老
péng朋
you友
，
zhèng正
hǎo好
dā搭
bàn伴
yī一
qǐ起
qù去
。
I ran into some old friends on the way, so it was perfect to join them and go together.
Tā他
yě也
dào到
Xīn新
jiāng疆
qù去
，
nǐ你
men们
dā搭
gè个
bàn伴
er儿
ba吧
。
He's also going to Xinjiang, you guys should travel together.
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Wǒ我
yī一
gè个
rén人
lǚ旅
xíng行
tài太
gū孤
dān单
，
xiǎng想
zhǎo找
rén人
dā搭
bàn伴
。
Traveling alone is too lonely; I want to find someone to go with.
Wǒ我
men们
jǐ几
gè个
tóng同
xué学
dōu都
qù去
Běi北
jīng京
，
jiù就
dā搭
bàn伴
mǎi买
le了
huǒ火
chē车
piào票
。
Several of us classmates were all going to Beijing, so we bought train tickets together.
Shàng上
shān山
de的
lù路
bù不
hǎo好
zǒu走
，
dà大
jiā家
zuì最
hǎo好
dā搭
bàn伴
zǒu走
。
The mountain path is difficult; it's best for everyone to travel together.