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共同

gòng tóng · gong tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. common
  2. joint
  3. jointly
  4. together
  5. collaborative
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In a conversation

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What do we have in common

  1. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)什么(shénme)？

    What do you like?

  2. Leon

    我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)爬山(páshān)、看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)。

    I like hiking and watching movies.

  3. Qiqi

    真的(zhēnde)？我们(wǒmen)有(yǒu)共同(gòngtóng)的(de)爱好(àihào)！

    Really? We have shared hobbies!

  4. Leon

    还有(háiyǒu)共同(gòngtóng)的(de)朋友(péngyou)，灯灯(dēngdēng)！

    And a shared friend, Dengdeng!

  5. Dengdeng

    你们(nǐmen)的(de)共同(gòngtóng)点(diǎn)真(zhēn)多(duō)！

    You two have so many things in common!

  6. Leon

    还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)共同(gòngtóng)问题(wèntí)：我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)点(diǎn)什么(shénme)茶(chá)。

    And one more shared problem: neither of us knows which tea to order.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(Tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(Mǎ)莉(lì)共(gòng)同(tóng)创(chuàng)作(zuò)了(le)那(nà)首(shǒu)歌(gē)。

Tom and Mary wrote that song together.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)共(gòng)同(tóng)的(de)目(mù)标(biāo)，就(jiù)是(shì)让(ràng)孩(hái)子(zi)健(jiàn)康(kāng)成(chéng)长(zhǎng)。

We share a common goal, which is to help children grow up healthy.

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共
gòng

common; general

同
tóng

like; same

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