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相同

xiāng tóng · xiang tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. identical
  2. same
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The same birthday

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)几月(jǐyuè)几号(jǐhào)生日(shēngrì)？

    Liangliang, which day is your birthday?

  2. Liangliang

    三月(sānyuè)八号(bāhào)。

    March eighth.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)？我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)！我们(wǒmen)的(de)生日(shēngrì)相同(xiāngtóng)！

    Really? Me too! Our birthdays are the same!

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)啊(a)，连(lián)年份(niánfèn)都(dōu)相同(xiāngtóng)！

    Yes, even the year is the same!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)以后(yǐhòu)我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)过(guò)。

    Then from now on we celebrate together.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，礼物(lǐwù)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)买(mǎi)一份(yīfèn)。

    OK, I will only buy one gift.

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01

由(yóu)于(yú)轨(guǐ)道(dào)是(shì)椭(tuǒ)圆(yuán)形(xíng)的(de)，行(xíng)星(xīng)和(hé)太(tài)阳(yáng)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)距(jù)离(lí)不(bú)会(huì)总(zǒng)是(shì)相(xiāng)同(tóng)。

Since the orbits are elliptical, the planets do not always have the same distance from the Sun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)餐(cān)巾(jīn)颜(yán)色(sè)相(xiāng)同(tóng)，但(dàn)大(dà)小(xiǎo)不(bù)同(tóng)。

The colours of the napkins are the same, but the sizes are not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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相
xiāng

each other; one another

同
tóng

like; same

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