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同
tóng
同 (tóng) means "like; same; similar". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 1 in the old six-level list.
What 同 means
- like
- same
- similar
- together
- alike
- with
How 同 is used in grammar
同 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.
The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 5, conjunctions (连接词或词组); level 5, prepositions (引出对象).
Other readings
Example sentences
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同意。I agree.
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我同意。I agree.
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我是女同。Wǒ shì nǚtóng.I am lesbian.
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生日同乐！Shēngrì tónglè!Let's have a good birthday celebration!
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我同意你。I agree with you.
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我同情你。I feel for you.
Words starting with 同
- 同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student; classmate
- 同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
- 同意tóng yìto agree; to consent; to approve
- 同事tóng shìcolleague; co-worker
- 同样tóng yàngsame; equal; similar; similarly; also; too
- 同志tóng zhìcomrade; (slang) homosexual
- 同情tóng qíngto sympathize with; sympathy
- 同胞tóng bāoborn of the same parents; sibling; fellow citizen
- 同一tóng yīidentical; the same
- 同行tóng hángperson of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry
- 同性恋tóng xìng liànhomosexuality; gay person; gay love
- 同伴tóng bàncompanion; comrade; fellow
- 同期tóng qīthe corresponding time period (in a different year etc); concurrent; synchronous
- 同步tóng bùsynchronous; to synchronize; to keep step with
- 同年tóng niánin the same year; to be the same age
- 同居tóng jūto live together; to cohabit
- 同桌tóng zhuōdesk-mate; seat-mate
- 同类tóng lèisimilar; same type; alike
- 同上tóng shàngas above; ditto; idem
- 同班tóng bānto be in the same class; to be in the same squad; classmate
- 同等tóng děngequal to; having the same social class or status
- 同在tóng zàito be with
- 同比tóng bǐ(statistics) compared with the same period of the previous year; year on year…
- 同人tóng rénpeople from the same workplace or profession; co-worker; colleague…
Words containing 同
- 不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct; not the same
- 相同xiāng tóngidentical; same
- 共同gòng tóngcommon; joint; jointly
- 合同hé tongcontract; agreement
- 胡同hú tònglane; alley
- 赞同zàn tóngto approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse
- 连同lián tóngtogether with; along with
- 如同rú tónglike; as
- 一同yī tóngtogether
- 认同rèn tóngto approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge
- 与此同时yǔ cǐ tóng shíat the same time; meanwhile
- 陪同péi tóngto accompany
- 与众不同yǔ zhòng bù tóng(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
- 不约而同bù yuē ér tóng(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation…
- 截然不同jié rán bù tóngentirely different; different as black and white
- 等同děng tóngto equate; equal to
- 有所不同yǒu suǒ bù tóngto differ to some extent (idiom)
- 异口同声yì kǒu tóng shēngdifferent mouths, same voice; to speak in unison (idiom)
- 会同huì tóngto handle sth jointly
- 协同xié tóngto cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated
- 雷同léi tóngmirroring others; identical
- 共同点gòng tóng diǎncommon ground
- 大同小异dà tóng xiǎo yìvirtually the same; differing only on small points
- 随同suí tóngaccompanying
Characters that look like 同
Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.
- 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need…
- 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space
- 困kùnto trap; to surround; hard-pressed
- 肉ròumeat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
- 囤dùnbin for grain
- 闵Mǐnsurname Min
Sounds the same
Read tóng, tone for tone, but written differently.
- 童child
- 铜copper (chemistry); see also 红铜
- 彤red
- 桐tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
- 瞳pupil of the eye
- 洞used in 洪洞
- 酮ketone
- 僮servant boy
- 潼high; name of a pass
- 峒name of a mountain
- 硐grind
- 侗ignorant
Where 同 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 1 Characters · Set 13 (HSK 1), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
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