同胞
tóng bāo
Pinyin

Definition

同胞
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tóng bāo
  1. born of the same parents
  2. sibling
  3. fellow citizen
  4. compatriot

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
同屋
tóng wū
  1. 1 roommate
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
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

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

鲁迅当年弃医从文，就是觉得精神的麻木比身体的病痛更可怕。他想通过自己的笔唤醒同胞。
Lǔ Xùn dāngnián qìyīcóngwén ，jiùshì juéde jīngshén de mámù bǐ shēntǐ de bìngtòng gèng kěpà 。tā xiǎng tōngguò zìjǐ de bǐ huànxǐng tóngbāo 。
Lu Hsun gave up medicine for literature. He thought that spiritual numbness was even more terrifying than physical pain. He wanted to use his pen to wake up his countrymen.
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全国同胞们尊敬的各位国家元首、政府首脑和联合国等国际组织代表，尊敬的各位来宾，全体受阅将士们女士们、先生们，同志们朋友们：
quánguó tóngbāo men zūnjìng de gèwèi guójiā yuánshǒu 、zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo hé Liánhéguó děng guójìzǔzhī dàibiǎo ，zūnjìng de gèwèi láibīn ，quántǐ shòu yuè jiàngshì men nǚshìmen 、xiānshēngmen ，tóngzhì men péngyǒumen ：
Comrades from around the country, venerable international leaders, heads of governments and representatives of international organizations such as the UN, honorable guests, soldiers and officers due to be inspected, ladies, gentlemen, comrades and friends:
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二来什么呀？我就是为女同胞鸣不平，出轨就是没有责任没有担当的表现，就应该被唾沫星子淹死！
èrlái shénme ya ？wǒ jiùshì wèi nǚ tóngbāo míng bùpíng ，chūguǐ jiùshì méiyǒu zérèn méiyǒu dāndāng de biǎoxiàn ，jiù yīnggāi bèi tuòmòxīngzi yānsǐ ！
Secondly what? I'm just calling out injustice for my fellow womankind. Cheating is a really irresponsible behavior, which shows no sense of duty. They should be drowned when their mouths water with lust!
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这也是将来营销的一种趋势吧。马云就是提前看到了这种趋势，从十几年前开始就经营淘宝网，在全国女同胞的支持下，成为了中国首富。
zhè yě shì jiānglái yíngxiāo de yīzhǒng qūshì ba 。Mǎyún jiùshì tíqián kàndào le zhèzhǒng qūshì ，cóng shíjǐ nián qián kāishǐ jiù jīngyíng Táobǎo wǎng ，zài quánguó nǚ tóngbāo de zhīchí xià ，chéngwéi le Zhōngguó shǒufù 。
This is becoming THE trend for retail, I guess. Ma Yun saw this trend ahead of others. He started developing Tao Bao tens of years ago. With the support of female compatriots across China, he has become the richest man in China.
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不说了，我得赶紧请假去，回去管着我家那位女同胞。
bù shuō le ，wǒ de gǎnjǐn qǐngjià qù ，huíqu guǎn zhe wǒjiā nà wèi nǚ tóngbāo 。
I'm shutting up now, I need to hurry up and ask for some leave so I can go home and look after MY female compatriot.
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