同志
tóngzhìTraditional: 同志
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Translation
comrade, gay person (slang)
Word origin
A compound of 同 (tóng, same) and 志 (zhì, aspiration, will), so one who shares the same goal, the classic political term comrade.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 同 (tóng, same) + 志 (zhì, aspiration)
Stroke order
同
志
Examples
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The older generation likes to address others as comrade.
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Comrades, please be quiet for a moment.
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He is my old comrade and good friend.
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This comrade works very conscientiously.
，词。
Among young people, this word has taken on a new meaning.
同志 (tóng zhì) is the political term comrade, literally one of the same aspiration, common in mainland address. In modern colloquial use it has also become slang for a gay person.
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