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傍
bàng
1. near
2. approaching
3. to depend on
4. (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb
5. Taiwan pr. <páng>, <bāng>, <bàng>
Common • Top 6% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

傍
bàng
beside, close, nearby; to depend on
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (16)

依傍
yībàng
to rely on
偎傍
wēibàng
to snuggle up to
傍亮
bàngliàng
dawn
傍午
bàngwǔ
towards noon
傍晚
bàngwǎn
in the evening
HSK 5
傍近
bàngjìn
to be close to
傍边
bàngbiān
near
傍黑
bànghēi
dusk
傍大款
bàngdàkuǎn
to live off a rich man
傍家儿
bàngjiār
lover
依山傍水
yīshānbàngshuǐ
mountains on one side and water on the other
傍人篱壁
bàngrénlíbì
to depend on others
傍人门户
bàngrénménhù
to be dependent upon sb
傍户而立
bànghùérlì
to stand close to the door
傍柳随花
bàngliǔsuíhuā
prostitute
胡诌乱傍
húzhōuluànbàng
to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,557
Word Frequency Rank
5,074 of 84,292

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