同学
tóngxuéTraditional: 同学
#1560 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
classmate, fellow student, schoolmate
Word origin
A compound of 同 (tóng, same, together) and 学 (xué, to study, learning), literally one who studies together with you.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 同 (tóng, same) + 学 (xué, to study)
Stroke order
同
学
Examples
。
He is my high-school classmate.
。
The students all like this teacher very much.
。
We were classmates at university.
，。
That student, please answer the question.
。
At the weekend I had a get-together with a few old classmates.
同学 (tóng xué) means classmate or fellow student, and is also used as a polite form of address by teachers calling on a pupil.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 32.