同事
tóngshìTraditional: 同事
#1796 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
colleague, co-worker
Word origin
A compound of 同 (tóng, same, together) and 事 (shì, work, affair), naming people who do the same work, that is who share a job.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 同 (tóng, same) + 事 (shì, work, affair)
Stroke order
同
事
Examples
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He is my colleague.
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I had lunch together with my colleagues.
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She is friendly to every colleague.
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The new colleague adapted quickly.
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We have been colleagues for many years.
同事 (tóng shì) means a colleague or co-worker, someone employed at the same workplace. It parallels 同学 (tóng xué, classmate), which uses the same 同 with the schooling sense.
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