Chinese word

同期

Pronunciation

Pinyintóng qī

Meaning

  • nounsame period

Example

我们班有很多同期入学的同学。wǒ men bān yǒu hěn duō tóng qī rù xué de tóng xué

Our class has many students who enrolled during the same period.

Illustration for 同期 (same period)

More examples

与去年同期相比，今年销售明显增长。yǔ qù nián tóng qī xiāng bǐ jīn nián xiāo shòu míng xiǎn zēng zhǎng

Compared with the same period last year, sales have increased significantly this year.

Core concept

People or things linked by entering, starting, or reaching a stage in one shared time window.

Common phrases

  • 同期增长tóng qī zēng zhǎng

    growth over the same period

  • 同期入职tóng qī rù zhí

    join the company at the same time

  • 同期之间tóng qī zhī jiān

    between people of the same cohort

Similar words

同学tóng xué: A person who studies at the same school as another person.
同事tóng shì: A person who works at the same workplace as another person.
同届tóng jiè: People who entered, graduated, or were hired in the same year or intake group.

Definition in Chinese

指处于相同入学、入职或活动届次，同属一批次的人，也泛指处于相同时期、进度或阶段的事物或状态。zhǐ chǔ yú xiāng tóng rù xué rù zhí huò huó dòng jiè cì tóng shǔ yì pī cì de rén yě fàn zhǐ chǔ yú xiāng tóng shí qī jìn dù huò jiē duàn de shì wù huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

同 (tóng, "same") + 期 (qī, "period") forms a noun for people or things in one common time period, from school or work cohorts to matching stages.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, it often comes before a person's name or a group noun, showing that people began a course or job together rather than merely sharing an age or workplace.

Related words

  • 同期性tóng qī xìngsynchronynoun

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