陪 péi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 咅 to spit out
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
陪同
péitóng
to accompany
Characters in this word
同 tóng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 代表团访问期间，将由两名翻译全程陪同。 Dàibiǎotuán fǎngwèn qījiān, jiāng yóu liǎng míng fānyì quánchéng péitóng. During the delegation's visit, two interpreters will accompany them throughout.
- 院长亲自陪同客人参观了整个实验室。 Yuànzhǎng qīnzì péitóng kèrén cānguān le zhěnggè shíyànshì. The director personally accompanied the guests on a tour of the whole laboratory.
- 老人去医院检查时，需要家人陪同。 Lǎorén qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá shí, xūyào jiārén péitóng. When elderly people go to the hospital for a check-up, they need a family member to accompany them.