Chinese word

同胞

Pronunciation

Pinyintóng bāo

Meaning

  • nouncompatriot

Example

同胞在灾难时互相帮助。tóng bāo zài zāi nàn shí hù xiāng bāng zhù

Compatriots help each other during disasters.

Illustration for 同胞 (compatriot)

More examples

海外同胞也关心国内的发展。hǎi wài tóng bāo yě guān xīn guó nèi de fā zhǎn

Overseas compatriots also care about the country's development.

Core concept

People joined by a shared origin, homeland, or collective identity.

Common phrases

  • 同胞们tóng bāo men

    compatriots

  • 海外同胞hǎi wài tóng bāo

    overseas compatriots

  • 保护同胞bǎo hù tóng bāo

    protect compatriots

Similar words

国民guó mín: People who belong to a country as its citizens.
民众mín zhòng: The general public or a large group of ordinary people.
民族mín zú: A group of people who share a language, culture, and history.

Definition in Chinese

泛指与自己同属一国的人，既可指血缘上的同胞，也可指国籍或民族共同体中的成员。fàn zhǐ yǔ zì jǐ tóng shǔ yì guó de rén jì kě zhǐ xuè yuán shàng de tóng bāo yě kě zhǐ guó jí huò mín zú gòng tóng tǐ zhōng de chéng yuán

Word origin

同 (tóng, "same") + 胞 (bāo, "womb") originally points to children from one womb, then extends to people sharing an origin, nation, or ethnic identity.

Usage tips

  • Compared with everyday English, this word often sounds formal or collective in Chinese, so public statements and news reports use it more readily than casual conversation.

Other meanings

  • siblingnoun

Opposites

  • 外国人wài guó rénforeignernoun
  • 外人wài rénoutsidernoun

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