同性恋
tóng xìng liàn
Pinyin

Definition

同性恋
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tóng xìng liàn
  1. homosexuality
  2. gay person
  3. gay love

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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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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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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据我所知，虽然有个别的社会学家呼吁同性婚姻合法化，也引起了广泛关注，但中国在这方面的法律仍是一片空白。还有报道说，中国的同性恋者有百分之八十以上会迫于社会压力和异性结婚。
jùwǒsuǒzhī ，suīrán yǒu gèbié de shèhuìxuéjiā hūyù tóngxìng hūnyīn héfǎhuà ，yě yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn guānzhù ，dàn Zhōngguó zài zhèfāngmiàn de fǎlǜ réng shì yīpiàn kòngbái 。hái yǒu bàodào shuō ，Zhōngguó de tóngxìngliànzhě yǒu bǎifēnzhī bāshí yǐshàng huì pòyú shèhuìyālì hé yìxìng jiéhūn 。
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在中国人的传统观念中，“不孝有三，无后为大”，因为无法承担传宗接代的责任，很多同性恋者本身都会觉得对不起父母，心怀愧疚感，又怎么会为自己感到自豪呢？
zài zhōngguórén de chuántǒng guānniàn zhōng ，“bùxiào yǒu sān，wú hòu wéi dà ”，yīnwèi wúfǎ chéngdān chuánzōngjiēdài de zérèn ，hěnduō tóngxìngliànzhě běnshēn dōuhuì juéde duìbuqǐ fùmǔ ，xīnhuái kuìjiù gǎn ，yòu zénme huì wèi zìjǐ gǎndào zìháo ne ？
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在我的国家，虽然也有很多人反对同性恋，不过每年我们都会举行“同性恋自豪大游行”，争取我们的权益和社会的认可。
zài wǒ de guójiā ，suīrán yě yǒu hěnduō rén fǎnduì tóngxìngliàn ，bùguò měinián wǒmen dōuhuì jǔxíng “tóngxìngliàn zìháo dàyóuxíng ”，zhēngqǔ wǒmen de quányì hé shèhuì de rènkě 。
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是啊，中国的同性恋情基本处于地下隐蔽状态，虽然近几年来，同志网站、同志文学、同志电影越来越多，不过在现实生活中，同性恋还是一个比较禁忌的话题。人们一般不会公开谈论。
shì ā ，Zhōngguó de tóngxìng liànqíng jīběn chǔyú dìxià yǐnbì zhuàngtài ，suīrán jìnjǐniánlái ，tóngzhì wǎngzhàn 、tóngzhì wénxué 、tóngzhì diànyǐng yuèláiyuèduō ，bùguò zài xiànshíshēnghuó zhōng ，tóngxìngliàn háishì yī ge bǐjiào jìnjì de huàtí 。rénmen yībān bùhuì gōngkāi tánlùn 。
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