No. 71 in Chinese
同
"Same" or "together."
In a sentence
同事们都聚集在会议室。
The colleagues all gathered in the conference room.
In this sentence, '同' is part of '同事' (colleague), where '同' conveys the meaning of 'same' (a person with the same workplace).
他的意见同我的一致。
His opinion is the same as mine.
Here, '同' indicates 'as' or 'together,' relating two subjects to express similarity.
同心协力完成任务。
Work together with unity to complete the task.
In this context, '同' (as seen in '同心') implies 'together,' emphasizing unity or shared purpose.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “同” in actual Chinese podcasts.
Find “同” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Chinese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 中文, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Chinese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).