伴随 bànsuí to accompany
to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant
How to remember 伴随: 伴 companion + 随 follow = to accompany.
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How it is used
- To accompany / go along with - 伴随着音乐 (bànsuízhe yīnyuè) accompanied by music, 伴随成长 to grow up alongside.
- 伴随 often marks two things co-occurring: 伴随而来的问题 (bànsuí ér lái de wèntí) the problems that come with it.
- 伴随 = to be concurrent with/attend (formal, often abstract); contrast 陪 (péi, to keep company with a person).
- 伴随一生 (bànsuí yìshēng) = to accompany someone throughout life.