同学
tóng xué
Pinyin

Definition

同学
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tóng xué
  1. to study at the same school
  2. fellow student
  3. classmate
  4. CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]

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

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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我的同学总是一直抱怨书读不完。宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。一直说话不读书，当然读不完啦。
wǒ de tóngxué zǒngshì yīzhí bàoyuàn shū dú bù wán 。nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。yīzhí shuōhuà bù dúshū ，dāngrán dú bù wán la 。
My classmate always complains there is too much to study. Do more and talk less. If you keep talking instead of studying, then of course you can't finish studying.
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同学，我迷路了。这里是哪里？
tóngxué ，wǒ mílù le 。zhèlǐ shì nǎlǐ ？
Hey schoolmate, I am lost. Where am I?
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各位同学好！来，首先我们揉土，让湿度均匀一些，等会儿在拉胚机上才不容易歪斜。我们先把这块泥放在拉胚器的正中间，双手沾水，这样能起润滑的作用。手势只要稳定不晃动，随着转盘的转动，马上就能变成正圆形了。
gèwèi tóngxué hǎo ！lái ，shǒuxiān wǒmen róu tǔ ，ràng shīdù jūnyún yīxiē ，děng huǐr zài lāpēijī shàng cái bù róngyì wāixié 。wǒmen xiān bǎ zhè kuài ní fàng zài lāpēiqì de zhèngzhōngjiān ，shuāngshǒu zhān shuǐ ，zhèyàng néng qǐ rùnhuá de zuòyòng 。shǒushì zhǐyào wěndìng bù huàngdòng ，suízhe zhuànpán de zhuǎndòng ，mǎshàng jiù néng biànchéng zhèngyuánxíng le 。
Hello class! Come, first rub the clay to spread the moisture evenly. In this way the clay will be less likely to warp on the pottery wheel in a bit. First we put the lump of clay in the exact centre of the pottery wheel, then dip both hand in water to lubricate them. Your hands should stay stable, without shaking, as the disk spins the clay should immediately take on a circular shape.
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汝窑是中国五大名窑之一。汝窑瓷的釉色是淡淡的天青色，蓝中带绿，仔细看，有细细开片裂纹，各位同学可以上前来好好欣赏一下。
rǔyáo shì Zhōngguó wǔ dà míng yáo zhīyī 。rǔyáo cí de yòusè shì dàndànde tiānqīngsè ，lán zhōng dài lǜ ，zǐxì kàn ，yǒu xìxì kāipiàn lièwén ，gèwèi tóngxué kěyǐ shàngqiánlái hǎohǎo xīnshǎng yīxià 。
Ru Ware is one of China’s five famous kiln wares. Ru Ware’s glaze is a light cyan blue, blue with a little bit of green. Look carefully at the flaws opened up through it. Everyone can come up to the front and admire it.
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由于时间的关系，我的演讲就到此告一段落，如果各位同学有任何问题，欢迎提出，我们共同探讨。
yóuyú shíjiān de guānxi ，wǒ de yǎnjiǎng jiù dào cǐ gàoyīduànluò ，rúguǒ gèwèi tóngxué yǒu rènhé wèntí ，huānyíng tíchū ，wǒmen gòngtóng tàntǎo 。
Due to time constraints, I'll bring my speech to a close here, if anyone has any question, I welcome you to ask them, and then we can discuss them.
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没错，烦闷想吵架，找不到人吵；打架，还找不到人帮。到了学校有了同学了，好开心。
méicuò ，fánmēn xiǎng chǎojià ，zhǎobudào rén chāo ；dǎjià ，hái zhǎobudào rén bāng 。dào le xuéxiào yǒu le tóngxué le ，hǎo kāixīn 。
That's right, when you were moody and wanted to have an argument, you couldn't find anyone to argue with; And if you were in a fight, you couldn't find anyone to help you. So when you get to school and have classmates, it's really fun.
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我的同学七嘴八舌地讨论作业。
wǒ de tóngxué qīzuǐbāshé de tǎolùn zuòyè 。
My classmates discussed the homework eagerly.
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以前在学校读书的时候，特别是在考试之前，一定有一位同学总是说：“这次考试好简单呀！不用读、不用读。”
yǐqián zài xuéxiào dúshū de shíhou ，tèbié shì zài kǎoshì zhīqián ，yīdìng yǒu yī wèi tóngxué zǒngshì shuō ：“zhè cì kǎoshì hǎo jiǎndān ya ！bùyòng dú 、bùyòng dú 。”
Back when I was studying at school, especially before exams, there was always one classmate who would say, ‘The test will be so easy this time! I won’t have to study.’
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不少学生反映，周围的同学都在玩游戏，如果不跟着进入游戏世界，同学朋友之间也就没有“共同语言”。
bùshǎo xuésheng fǎnyìng ，zhōuwéi de tóngxué dōu zài wán yóuxì ，rúguǒ bù gēnzhe jìnrù yóuxì shìjiè ，tóngxué péngyou zhījiān yě jiù méiyǒu “gòngtóngyǔyán ”。
Several comments from students were that all their classmates play mobile games and if they didn’t join in, there will not be a “common language”.
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