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同学

tóng xué · tong xue

Traditional 同學

HSK 1Measure words: 位 wèi, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to study at the same school
  2. fellow student
  3. classmate
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Dinner with classmates

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，那个(nàge)男生(nánshēng)是(shì)谁(shéi)？是(shì)你(nǐ)同学(tóngxué)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, who is that boy? Is he your classmate?

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，他(tā)是(shì)我(wǒ)同学(tóngxué)，坐(zuò)在(zài)我(wǒ)后面(hòumian)。

    Yes, he is my classmate. He sits behind me.

  3. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)你们(nǐmen)同学(tóngxué)今晚(jīnwǎn)要(yào)一起(yīqǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)？

    I heard your classmates are having dinner together tonight?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，十二个(shíèrgè)同学(tóngxué)都(dōu)去(qù)。你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)来(lái)吗(ma)？

    Yes, all twelve classmates are going. Do you want to come?

  5. Dengdeng

    想(xiǎng)！我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)也(yě)当(dāng)你(nǐ)的(de)同学(tóngxué)吧(ba)！

    Yes! Let me be your classmate tonight too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)些(xiē)同(tóng)学(xué)看(kàn)见(jiàn)我(wǒ)给(gěi)了(le)他(tā)巧(qiǎo)克(kè)力(lì)。

Some classmates saw me give him chocolate.

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

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)一(yí)个(gè)同(tóng)学(xué)住(zhù)在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)附(fù)近(jìn)。

None of my classmates live near here.

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

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同
tóng

like; same

学
xué

to learn; to study

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