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huǒ bàn · huo ban

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  1. partner
  2. companion
  3. comrade
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A dance partner

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)学(xué)跳舞(tiàowǔ)，可是(kěshì)没有(méiyǒu)伙伴(huǒbàn)。

    I want to learn to dance, but I have no partner.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)做(zuò)你(nǐ)的(de)跳舞(tiàowǔ)伙伴(huǒbàn)吧(ba)！

    I will be your dance partner!

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)会(huì)跳舞(tiàowǔ)吗(ma)？

    Really? Can you dance?

  4. Dengdeng

    不会(bùhuì)，可是(kěshì)我们(wǒmen)可以(kěyǐ)一起(yīqǐ)学(xué)。

    No, but we can learn together.

  5. Liangliang

    两个(liǎnggè)不会(bùhuì)跳舞(tiàowǔ)的(de)伙伴(huǒbàn)，谁(shéi)踩(cǎi)谁(shéi)的(de)脚(jiǎo)？

    Two partners who cannot dance. Who will step on whose foot?

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)找(zhǎo)一个(yīgè)会(huì)跳舞(tiàowǔ)的(de)伙伴(huǒbàn)吧(ba)！

    Then let us find a partner who can dance first!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)恐(kǒng)怕(pà)不(bú)是(shì)个(gè)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)伙(huǒ)伴(bàn)。

I'm afraid I wouldn't be very good company.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)似(sì)乎(hū)都(dōu)已(yǐ)经(jīng)和(hé)伙(huǒ)伴(bàn)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)了(le)...那(nà)我(wǒ)接(jiē)下(xià)来(lái)应(yīng)该(gāi)怎(zěn)么(me)做(zuò)？

Everyone here already seems to be with a partner... what am I going to do?

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by Ishao · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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