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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

同 [tóng]

1. verb [一样] be the same

我们个性不同。

Our personalities are different.
2. verb [共同] do … together

同居

cohabit

同甘苦

stick together through thick and thin
3. preposition [跟] with

你最好同他谈谈这事。

You had better talk about it with him.

他同朋友在一起吃饭。

He is eating with friends.
4. preposition [指比较] as

我同我哥哥一样高。

I'm just as tall as my older brother.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

同 [tóng]

1. adjective same; alike; similar

同年级

of the same grade
2. verb be the same as

“词典”同“辞典”。

“词典” is the same as“辞典”.
3. adverb together; in common

和工人同吃、同住、同劳动

eat, live and work together with the workers

我们两国同属第三世界。

Both our countries belong to the Third World.
4. preposition (used to indicate accompaniment, relationship, involvement, etc.) with

我同你一起去。

I'll go with you.

这同你没有关系。

This has nothing to do with you.

这件事同他有牵连。

He was implicated in the affair.
5. preposition used to introduce the recipient of an action

他上午来同我告别了。

He came to say good-bye to me this morning.

他同我商量下一步该怎么办。

He consulted with me about what we should do next.
6. preposition used to show comparison

同去年相比，产量增加了百分之二十。

Output has increased by 20% over last year.
7. preposition [Dialect] for

这封信我一直同你保存着。

I've kept this letter for you all this time.

别着急，我同你想个办法。

Don't worry. I'll find a way out for you.
8. conjunction and

老师同学生

teachers and students

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

同 [tóng]

1. 动一样；彼此没有差别

形状不同。

大同小异。

同乡。

同时。
2. 动 (跟某事物)相同

奖励办法同第四条。

用法同前。
3. 副表示不同的施事者共同发出某一动作或处在相同的情况，相当于"一同""一起"

三人同行。

同学。

同属私立学校。
4. 介 a)引进动作涉及的对象，相当于"跟"

同预想的完全一致。

今年同往年大不一样。
5. 连连接名词或代词，表示并列关系，相当于"和"

小张同小李都是上海人。

他同我一起出差。
6. E((BZ1))"仝"是"同"的异体字，但《第一批异体字整理表》规定"停止使用的异体字中，有用作姓氏的，在报刊图书中可以保留原字"。因此"仝"作姓氏用时，仍作"仝"，与"同"是不同的姓氏。((BZ2))现在"同"多用作介词，"和"多用作连词。

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Examples

我们在中学是同一个班级。: We used to be in the same class when at high school.
同改革的要求背道而驰: contradict the whole purpose of reforms
这里小麦同水稻的年产量约为一与三之比。: Here the annual yield of wheat and rice is in a ratio of about one to three.
他同歹徒进行了搏斗。: He struggled with the ruffian.
按照常情，他会提出这个问题同你讨论的。: It stands to reason that he will take up the matter with you.
他同这桩案子有干系。: He is implicated in the case.
同甘苦: share the joys and sorrows
发展沿海开放城市同内地的横向经济联合: expand the horizontal economic collaboration (or ties) of the open coastal cities with the interior areas
这件事由计委会同经委审批。: This matter is subject to joint examination and approval by the Planning Commission and the Economic Commission.
同他们混得很熟: be quite familiar with them; 156 more results

Character Decomposition

冂 [jiōng,jiǒng]	+	一 [yī]	+	口 [kǒu]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 6

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Prepositions as introducers of objects

Prepositions as introducers of objects

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. “对” duì, “对于” duìyú, “关于” guānyú, “至于” zhìyú, “和” hé, “跟” gēn, “同” tóng, “与” yǔ, “为” wèi, “给” gěi, “替” tì, “于” yú, “把” bǎ, “将” jiāng, “叫” jiào, “让” ràng, “被” bèi, “比” bǐ, “朝” cháo, “向” xiàng can be used as prepositions to introduce the recipients - objects - of an action. “被” may be used to introduce the doers of an action.
(1) 他对我很好。
(2) 对于你来说，这只是一场游戏。
(3) 至于故事的结局，我早就忘记了。
(4) 我和（跟，同，与）他同桌三年了。
(5) 我为你准备了一份礼物。
(6) 我给你准备了一份礼物。
(7) 我替他向你问好。
(8) 技术应该服务于生产。
(9) 我把自行车修好了。
(10) 我将自行车修好了。
(11) 叫（让）过来一下。
(12) 你的自行车被我修好了。
(13) 你比他高。
(14) 他朝（向）终点冲了过去。

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