be together with ⇒ 总理偕同政府各部官员参加了仪式。 Zǒnglǐ xiétóng zhèngfǔ gè bù guānyuán cānjiāle yíshì. → The prime minister took part in the ceremony, together with officials from each government department.
共同
common ⇒ 共同愿望 gòngtóng yuànwàng → common aspiration
协同
coordinate ⇒ 经理助理协同经理工作。 Jīnglǐ zhùlǐ xiétóng jīnglǐ gōngzuò. → The manager's assistant coordinates his work.
合同
contract
同一
( 一样 ) same
同乡
fellow countryman ⇒ 我们几个是同乡。 Wǒmen jǐ gè shì tóngxiāng. → We're all from the same place.
同事
work together
同伙
accomplice
同伴
companion
同化
assimilate
同学
( 指同校 ) fellow student
同居
cohabit
同年
the same year
同志
comrade
同情
sympathize ⇒ 表示同情 biǎoshì tóngqíng → express sympathy ⇒ 我们同情那些受害者。 Wǒmen tóngqíng nàxiē shòuhàizhě. → We sympathize with the victims. ⇒ 我们对遇难者家属表示同情。 Wǒmen duì yùnànzhě jiāshǔ biǎoshì tóngqíng. → We expressed our sympathies to the families of the deceased.
同意
agree ⇒ 我们需要得到老板的同意。 Wǒmen xūyào dédào lǎobǎn de tóngyì. → We have to obtain authorization from our boss.
同感
sympathy
同房
( 指住在一起 ) live together
同时
at the same time ⇒ 同时发生 tóngshí fāshēng → occur simultaneously
同样
( 一样 ) same ⇒ 同样的愿望 tóngyàng de yuànwàng → the same aspirations
同步
( 字 ) synchronized
同犯
accomplice
同盟
alliance
同窗
study together
同等
of the same level ⇒ 同等待遇 tóngděng dàiyù → equal treatment
同类
of the same kind
同胞
( 指同父母 ) brother and sister
同行
be in the same line of work ⇒ 他的父母是同行,都是老师。 Tā de fùmǔ shì tóngháng, dōu shì lǎoshī. → His parents are in the same line of work — they are both teachers.
同谋
conspire
如同
be like
混同
mix ... up
相同
identical
等同
equate
胡同
lane
苟同
( 书 ) agree without due consideration ⇒ 你的观点我可不能苟同。 Nǐ de guāndiǎn wǒ kě bùnéng gǒutóng. → I can't agree with you just like that.
赞同
approve of
陪同
accompany ⇒ 他陪同外宾参观了工厂。 Tā péitóng wàibīn cānguānle gōngchǎng. → He accompanied the foreigners visiting the factory.
随同
accompany
雷同
echo
共同体
community
同义词
synonym
同性恋
homosexuality
一视同仁
treat everyone the same
不同凡响
outstanding
不约而同
happen to coincide ⇒ 大家不约而同地投了赞成票。 Dàjiā bù yuē ér tóng de tóule zànchéng piào. → Everybody happened to vote in favour.
同声传译
simultaneous interpretation
English translation of '同'
同
(tóng)
动
(= 一样) be the same
⇒ 不同 (bù tóng) be different
⇒ 我们个性不同。 (Wǒmen gèxìng bù tóng.) Our personalities are different.
(= 共同) do ... together
⇒ 同居 (tóngjū) cohabit
⇒ 同甘苦 (tóng gānkǔ) stick together through thick and thin
介
(= 跟) with
⇒ 你最好同他谈谈这事。 (Nǐ zuìhǎo tóng tā tántan zhè shì.) You had better talk about it with him.
⇒ 他同朋友在一起吃饭。 (Tā tóng péngyou zài yīqǐ chī fàn.) He is eating with friends.
(指比较) as
⇒ 我同我哥哥一样高。 (Wǒ tóng wǒ gēge yīyàng gāo.) I'm just as tall as my older brother.