同
tóng
Pinyin

Definition

同
 - 
tóng
  1. like
  2. same
  3. similar
  4. together
  5. alike
  6. with
同
 - 
tóng
  1. (used in given names)
  2. variant of 同[tóng]
同
 - 
tòng
  1. see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

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]
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]
同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
同样
tóng yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 equal
  3. 3 equivalent
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
共同点
gòng tóng diǎn
  1. 1 common ground
合同
hé tong
  1. 1 (business) contract
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
同人
tóng rén
  1. 1 people from the same workplace or profession
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 colleague
  4. 4 pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc
同仁
Tóng rén
  1. 1 Tongren county in Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huáng nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
同伴
tóng bàn
  1. 1 companion
  2. 2 comrade
  3. 3 fellow
同在
tóng zài
  1. 1 to be with
同好
tóng hào
  1. 1 fellow enthusiasts
同居
tóng jū
  1. 1 to live together
同志
tóng zhì
  1. 1 comrade
  2. 2 (slang) homosexual
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
同性
tóng xìng
  1. 1 same nature
  2. 2 homosexual
同性恋
tóng xìng liàn
  1. 1 homosexuality
  2. 2 gay person
  3. 3 gay love

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
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
同声一哭
tóng shēng yī kū
  1. 1 to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom)

Sample Sentences

王总，这份合同草案请您过目，看看有哪里需要修改的。
Wángzǒng ，zhè fèn hétong cǎoàn qǐng nín guòmù ，kànkan yǒu nǎlǐ xūyào xiūgǎi de 。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
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恕我冒昧，我不同意。
shùwǒmàomèi ，wǒ bù tóngyì 。
Please forgive me for being rude. I don’t agree.
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恕我直言，我不认同。
shùwǒzhíyán ，wǒ bù rèntóng 。
Please forgive me for being direct. I don’t agree.
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坦白说，我有不同的看法。
tǎnbáishuō ，wǒ yǒu bùtóng de kànfǎ 。
Frankly speaking, I share a different opinion.
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你需要一个团队，我明白。可是老板还没同意。
nǐ xūyào yīgē tuánduì ，wǒ míngbai 。kěshì lǎobǎn hái méi tóngyì 。
I understand that you need a team. But our boss hasn’t given us the green light/
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我了解你的意思，但是我不太认同。
wǒ liǎojiě nǐ de yìsi ，dànshì wǒ bù tài rèntóng 。
I understand what you mean, but I don’t really agree.
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我明白，但是我不太同意。
wǒ míngbai ，dànshì wǒ bù tài tóngyì 。
I understand, but I don’t really agree with it.
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好是好，但是我有不同的看法。
hǎo shì hǎo ，dànshì wǒ yǒu bùtóng de kànfǎ 。
This is a great idea, but I have a different opinion.
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我先生今儿出门儿的时候，说要和大学同学聚餐，我总觉得不对劲儿，一定有事儿，就打电话问了一个熟人，他就露馅儿了，我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
wǒ xiānsheng jīnr5 chūméner de shíhou ，shuō yào hé dàxué tóngxué jùcān ，wǒ zǒng juéde bùduìjìnr5 ，yīdìng yǒu shìr5 ，jiù dǎdiànhuà wèn le yīgē shúrén ，tā jiù lòuxiànr5 le ，wǒ yàgēnr5 méixiǎngdào tā huì zhèyàng piàn wǒ 。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
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听到消息有新的上司要来，同事就开始出馊主意，说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对，看来他是想和新上司套交情。
tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ，tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ，shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ，kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
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