相伴 xiāngbàn to accompany somebody
to accompany somebody; to accompany each other
How to remember 相伴: 相 mutual + 伴 companion = to accompany somebody.
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How it is used
- To keep company with, accompany one another - 两人相伴走过了几十年 (liǎng rén xiāngbàn zǒuguò le jǐshí nián) the two accompanied each other through several decades.
- Warmer and more literary than 陪 (péi); often about lifelong companionship and used in sentimental or poetic contexts.