🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

伙伴

Pronunciation / Transliteration: huǒbàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Partner/ˈpɑːrtənər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她是我在项目中的伙伴。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor.

    "She is my business partner in the new startup."
  2. 2

    A spouse or romantic companion.

    "He introduced her as his partner at the event."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'partner' originates from the Old French 'partenere', which itself comes from the Latin 'particeps', meaning 'sharing in'. Over time, the term evolved to denote a person who shares in an activity or relationship.

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