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同事

tóng shì · tong shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. colleague; co-worker
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The wrong group chat

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？脸(liǎn)这么(zhème)红(hóng)。

    What's wrong? Your face is so red.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)发错(fācuò)了(le)，发到(fādào)同事(tóngshì)群(qún)里(lǐ)了(le)！

    I sent it to the wrong chat. It went to the coworkers' group!

  3. Liangliang

    发(fā)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did you send?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)的(de)饭(fàn)太(tài)难吃(nánchī)了(le)。

    I said today's meal was awful.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，同事(tóngshì)们(men)都(dōu)说(shuō)明天(míngtiān)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)！

    Look, the coworkers all say let's go for hot pot tomorrow!

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Usage

同事 refers to a colleague or someone you work with.

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)很(hěn)努(nǔ)力(lì)工(gōng)作(zuò)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)他(tā)的(de)同(tóng)事(shì)们(men)都(dōu)尊(zūn)敬(jìng)他(tā)。

He works really hard, and his co-workers respect him for it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)要(yào)和(hé)同(tóng)事(shì)一(yì)起(qǐ)出(chū)差(chāi)，大(dà)概(gài)三(sān)天(tiān)后(hòu)回(huí)来(lái)。

I'm going on a business trip with a colleague tomorrow, and I'll be back in about three days.

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同
tóng

like; same

事
shì

matter; thing

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