同事
tóng shì
Pinyin
Definition
同事
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- colleague
- co-worker
- CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 different
- 2 distinct
- 3 not the same
- 4 not alike
- 1 undertaking
- 2 project
- 3 activity
- 4 (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
- 5 publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
- 6 career
- 7 occupation
- 8 classifier: 个 gè
Idioms (20)
一掬同情之泪
- 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一视同仁
- 1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
三马同槽
- 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
不可同日而语
- 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
- 2 incomparable
不同凡响
- 1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
- 2 brilliant
- 3 out of the common run
Sample Sentences
听到消息有新的上司要来,同事就开始出馊主意,说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对,看来他是想和新上司套交情。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
我的同事传给我资料了。
My colleague sent me the file.
你见过新的同事吗?
Have you met the new colleague?
我同事今天太老实了,竟然在老板面前直接说他的不是。
My colleague is too naïve; he corrects our boss directly in front of him.
他也享受的是和电脑的合作,不是和左右同事,更不是我。
he didn't enjoy working with his colleagues, and obviously he didn't enjoy working with me. He enjoyed working with the computer.
诺,相公!哈哈,对啦,你表妹单位的那个奇葩男同事现在还在锲而不舍地追她吗?
Yes, sire! Ha ha! Oh yes, is that weird coworker of hers still chasing her like a dog on heat?
哦,你说燕燕那个男同事啊,用威士忌酒帮燕燕治感冒那个?好像还是很二逼地在追她,这算是另辟蹊径吗?
Oh, are you talking about Yanyan's colleague? the one that helped her cure her cold with whiskey? He still seems to be chasing her like an idiot, does that count as the road less travelled?
文艺女青年范儿,智者强者就别奢望了,如果那二逼同事打动了她的心,那恐怕连正常人这条都没指望了。
A little hipster chick. A wise strong man would be too extravagant. If that pathetic colleague is able to sweep her off her feet then I'm afraid she won't be able to tick the normal box.
没问题,我和我们同事换班,周六我和你一块儿去。”
No problem. I will change shifts with my colleague and join you on Saturday.
上次我和同事聚餐,都用公筷夹菜,结果我吃着吃着,发现自己居然在用公筷吃饭了!
The last time I dined with my colleagues, we used serving chopsticks to pick up the food to our plates. In the end I kept eating and found myself using the serving chopsticks instead!