How to Say ‘Accompany; keep company’ in Simplified Chinese
陪
péi
[pay]
💬 Usage Tip: [陪] often means being with someone more than physically "accompanying" them. You can reuse it in patterns like [陪你妈妈去医院] "go with your mother to the hospital" or [陪孩子玩] "play with the child."
Phrase Breakdown
陪
péi
[pay]
to accompany; to keep someone company
Used when you stay with someone, spend time with them, or accompany them somewhere, often to show care.
这次回来，我想陪家里人多待几天。
This time after coming back, I want to stay with my family a few more days.
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