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伴郎

bàn láng · ban lang

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Meaning

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  1. best man
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Who holds the ring?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)哥哥(gēge)下个月(xiàgèyuè)结婚(jiéhūn)，他(tā)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)当(dāng)伴郎(bànláng)。

    Liangliang, my brother gets married next month. He wants me to be his best man.

  2. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！伴郎(bànláng)要(yào)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    That's great! What does a best man do?

  3. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)伴郎(bànláng)要(yào)帮(bāng)新郎(xīnláng)拿(ná)戒指(jièzhi)，还要(háiyào)回答(huídá)新娘(xīnniáng)朋友(péngyou)的(de)问题(wèntí)。

    I heard the best man holds the ring and answers the bride's friends' questions.

  4. Liangliang

    听起来(tīngqilai)很(hěn)难(nán)，你(nǐ)紧张(jǐnzhāng)吗(ma)？

    Sounds hard. Are you nervous?

  5. Dengdeng

    有点(yǒudiǎn)紧张(jǐnzhāng)，我(wǒ)总是(zǒngshì)找不到(zhǎobudào)东西(dōngxi)。

    A bit. I can never find my things.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)来(lái)拿(ná)戒指(jièzhi)，你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)要(yào)站好(zhànhǎo)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Then I'll hold the ring. You just stand there.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)邀(yāo)请(qǐng)最(zuì)好(hǎo)的(de)朋(péng)友(you)当(dāng)他(tā)的(de)伴(bàn)郎(láng)。

He invited his best friend to be his best man.

02

婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)上(shàng)，伴(bàn)郎(láng)帮(bāng)新(xīn)郎(láng)保(bǎo)管(guǎn)戒(jiè)指(zhi)。

At the wedding, the best man helped the groom keep the ring.

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