Chinese word

同

Pronunciation

Pinyintóng

Meaning

  • prepositionas

Example

他同我一样大。tā tóng wǒ yí yàng dà

He is as old as me.

Illustration for 同 (as)

More examples

他的意见同我们的意见一致。tā de yì jiàn tóng wǒ men de yì jiàn yí zhì

His opinion agrees with our opinion.

Core concept

Two sides meet on one level or take part in one shared situation.

Common phrases

  • 同我们的意见一致tóng wǒ men de yì jiàn yí zhì

    agree with our opinion

  • 同大家一样tóng dà jiā yí yàng

    same as everyone

Similar words

和hé: In spoken language, links nouns to show that they are together or jointly involved.
跟gēn: In spoken language, marks a person or thing as being together with someone or something.
与yǔ: In written language, links a noun to another in an equal relation.

Definition in Chinese

用作介词，置于名词或代词前，表示与该对象在性质、数量或程度上相同或一同存在。yòng zuò jiè cí zhì yú míng cí huò dài cí qián biǎo shì yǔ gāi duì xiàng zài xìng zhì shù liàng huò chéng dù shàng xiàng tóng huò yì tóng cún zài

Word origin

The old meaning of 同 (tóng, "same/together") centers on things being joined or alike, which extends naturally to comparison and joint action.

Usage tips

  • In comparison sentences, the comparison partner comes after this preposition, while a later equality expression completes the frame; this order helps with sentences about age, size, and ability.

Other meanings

  • equaladjective
  • identicalnoun

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