companion; partner; comrade
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
historical: soldiers sharing a mess unit; modern: companion; partner
archaicThis is an ancient term for a military unit ('火' referring to a group of ten soldiers sharing a cooking fire). Its modern usage is identical to and has been superseded by the standard term '伙伴'. The modern definition applies to people in any group, team, or activity.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
jūn军
duì队
lǐ里
，
tóng同
huǒ火
ér而
shí食
de的
shì士
bīng兵
hù互
chēng称
huǒ火
bàn伴
。
In ancient armies, soldiers who shared a mess unit called each other 'huǒbàn'.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
xiàn现
zài在
xiě写
zuò作
“
huǒ伙
bàn伴
”
。
This word is now written as '伙伴'.
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Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
huǒ火
bàn伴
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
hé合
zuò作
duō多
nián年
。
He is my old partner; we have collaborated for many years.