同性
tóng xìng
Pinyin

Definition

同性
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tóng xìng
  1. same nature
  2. homosexual

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
同
tóng
  1. 1 (used in given names)
  2. 2 variant of 同[tóng]
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
共同
gòng tóng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 joint
  3. 3 jointly
  4. 4 together
  5. 5 collaborative
同事
tóng shì
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
同学
tóng xué
  1. 1 to study at the same school
  2. 2 fellow student
  3. 3 classmate
  4. 4 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
同志
tóng zhì
  1. 1 comrade
  2. 2 (slang) homosexual
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
同意
tóng yì
  1. 1 to agree
  2. 2 to consent
  3. 3 to approve
同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
同桌
tóng zhuō
  1. 1 desk-mate
  2. 2 seat-mate
同样
tóng yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 equal
  3. 3 equivalent
同步
tóng bù
  1. 1 synchronous
  2. 2 to synchronize
  3. 3 to keep step with
同路人
tóng lù rén
  1. 1 fellow traveler
  2. 2 comrade
女性
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
如同
rú tóng
  1. 1 like
  2. 2 as
志同道合
zhì tóng dào hé
  1. 1 like-minded (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow enthusiast
  3. 3 kindred spirit
性感
xìng gǎn
  1. 1 sex appeal
  2. 2 eroticism
  3. 3 sexuality
  4. 4 sexy
性格
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
异性
yì xìng
  1. 1 the opposite sex
  2. 2 of the opposite sex
  3. 3 heterosexual
  4. 4 different in nature

Idioms (20)

一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
  1. 1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
  1. 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
  1. 1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 brilliant
  3. 3 out of the common run
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
各不相同
gè bù xiāng tóng
  1. 1 to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
  1. 1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
  1. 1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng
  1. 1 lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
  2. 2 strange bedfellows
  3. 3 marital dissension
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
  1. 1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
  2. 2 to pull together
  3. 3 to work as one
同心同德
tóng xīn tóng dé
  1. 1 of one mind (idiom)
同日而语
tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
  1. 1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
  2. 2 for better or for worse
同病相怜
tóng bìng xiāng lián
  1. 1 fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company
同符合契
tóng fú hé qì
  1. 1 same sign, joint aim (idiom); fig. completely compatible
  2. 2 identical

Sample Sentences

这也很正常嘛。现在社会开明了很多，同性恋也不稀奇。
zhè yě hěn zhèngcháng ma 。xiànzài shèhuì kāimíng le hěn duō ，tóngxìngliàn yě bù xīqí 。
That's pretty normal. Nowadays society is a lot more open. Homosexuality isn't so rare.
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不过在中国同性婚姻并不合法吧。
bùguò zài Zhōngguó tóngxìng hūnyīn bìng bù héfǎ ba 。
But isn't gay marriage illegal in China?
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好像是的。不过国外有很多地方已经有同性婚姻法了，所以也有很多人去国外登记。
hǎoxiàng shìde 。bùguò guówài yǒu hěn duō dìfang yǐjīng yǒu tóngxìng hūnyīnfǎ le ，suǒyǐ yě yǒu hěn duō rén qù guówài dēngjì 。
It seems so. But abroad in many places there are already gay marriage laws, so many people go abroad to register.
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就算没勇气出柜，也不能为了掩人耳目，断送别人的幸福啊！跟一个正常的渴望爱的人结婚，把婚姻当幌子，自己却出去找同性寄托自己的性和情，呃，太恶心了！
jiùsuàn méi yǒngqì chūguì ，yě bù néng wèile yǎnrén\'ěrmù ，duànsòng biérén de xìngfú a ！gēn yī gè zhèngcháng de kěwàng ài de rén jiéhūn ，bǎ hūnyīn dāng huǎngzi ，zìjǐ què chūqù zhǎo tóngxìng jìtuō zìjǐ de xìng hé qíng ，è ，tài ěxīn le ！
Even if they don't have the courage to come out, they still shouldn't deceive people and deprive others of their happiness! To get married to someone with normal love needs and use marriage as a cover, and then to go out and look for someone gay to satisfy their emotional and sexual needs... Oh, it's disgusting!
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太可怕了！不过同性恋也挺可怜的，我们的传统文化太重视结婚和生育了，对同性恋会有异样的眼光，不承认同性婚姻，才逼迫他们走上这条路的。
tài kěpà le ！bùguò tóngxìngliàn yě tǐng kělián de ，wǒmen de chuántǒng wénhuà tài zhòngshì jiéhūn hé shēngyù le ，duì tóngxìngliàn huì yǒu yìyàng de yǎnguāng ，bù chéngrèn tóngxìng hūnyīn ，cái bīpò tāmen zǒushàng zhè tiáo lù de 。
That's frightening! However, homosexuals also have it bad. Our traditional culture emphasizes marriage and having children. It sees homosexuality as abnormal and won't permit homosexual marriage. So it compels them to go this route.
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节目里说，目前大概有2000万同性恋，有90%会选择跟异性结婚。因为父母逼婚等原因，大部分同性恋会结婚生子。嫁给同性恋，一生的幸福就被毁了。冷暴力，出轨，还有艾滋！
jiémù lǐ shuō ，mùqián dàgài yǒu liǎngqiānwàn tóngxìngliàn ，yǒu bǎifēnzhījiǔshí huì xuǎnzé gēn yìxìng jiéhūn 。yīnwèi fùmǔ bīhūn děng yuányīn ，dàbùfen tóngxìngliàn huì jiéhūn shēngzǐ 。jiàgěi tóngxìngliàn ，yīshēng de xìngfú jiù bèi huǐ le 。lěngbàolì ，chūguǐ ，háiyǒu àizī ！
In the program they said that now there are about 20 million homosexuals and that 90 percent of them choose to marry with the opposite sex. Because of reasons like their parents compelling them to get married, most homosexuals get married and have kids. Marrying a homosexual takes all the happiness out of life. Emotional neglect, infidelity and even AIDS!
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不是不是，就是同性恋男人的妻子。
bùshì bùshì ，jiùshì tóngxìngliàn nánrén de qīzi 。
No, no. It's the wife of a homosexual man.
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同性朋友
tóngxìng péngyou
same-sex friend
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这个男学生是同性恋，所以不要总是问他有没有女朋友，他会觉得这样的问题很烦。
zhè ge nán xuésheng shì tóngxìngliàn ，suǒyǐ bù yào zǒngshì wèn tā yǒumeiyǒu nǚpéngyou ，tā huì juéde zhèyàng de wèntí hěn fán 。
This male student is gay, so you shouldn't always be asking him if he has a girlfriend or not. He'll think that question's really obnoxious.
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同性恋
tóngxìngliàn
Homosexual.
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