Chinese word

辈

Pronunciation

Pinyinbèi

Meaning

  • nounpeer

Example

公司里他没有同辈可以依靠。gōng sī lǐ tā méi yǒu tóng bèi ké yǐ yī kào

At the company, he has no peers he can count on.

Illustration for 辈 (peer)

More examples

在职场，他更愿意与同辈交流经验。zài zhí chǎng tā gèng yuàn yì yǔ tóng bèi jiāo liú jīng yàn

At work, he prefers to exchange experiences with his peers.

Core concept

A place in the family or social sequence that links people as members of the same generation or as comparable peers.

Common phrases

  • 同辈tóng bèi

    peer

  • 与同辈交流yǔ tóng bèi jiāo liú

    communicate with peers

  • 同辈之间tóng bèi zhī jiān

    between peers

Similar words

同辈tóng bèi: People who belong to the same generation.
同龄人tóng líng rén: A person whose age is about the same.
晚辈wǎn bèi: A person from a younger generation or with lower social standing.

Definition in Chinese

指属于同一世代或相近年龄、社会地位的人，常用于表示与自己同时代或可相比肩的同伴。zhǐ shǔ yú tóng yí shì dài huò xiāng jìn nián líng shè huì dì wèi de rén cháng yòng yú biǎo shì yǔ zì jǐ tóng shí dài huò kě xiāng bǐ jiān de tóng bàn

Word origin

辈 (bèi, "generation or rank") extends the idea of a rank or class to people who occupy the same generation or social level.

Usage tips

  • In workplace conversation, the word can group colleagues by career stage or standing, so it does not by itself mean that their ages match.

Other meanings

  • generationnoun

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