同志
tóng zhì
Pinyin

Definition

同志
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tóng zhì
  1. comrade
  2. (slang) homosexual
  3. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
tóng
  1. 1 (used in given names)
  2. 2 variant: 同 tóng
gòng tóng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 joint
  3. 3 jointly
  4. 4 together
  5. 5 collaborative
tóng shì
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
  4. 4 classifier: 位 wèi
tóng xué
  1. 1 to study at the same school
  2. 2 fellow student
  3. 3 classmate
  4. 4 classifier: 位 wèi
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
  1. 1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
  1. 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
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say

Sample Sentences

女士们、先生们,同志们,朋友们!
nǚshìmen 、xiānshēngmen ,tóngzhì men ,péngyǒumen !
Ladies, gentlemen, comrades and friends!
女士们、先生们、同志们、朋友们!
nǚshìmen 、xiānshēngmen 、tóngzhì men 、péngyǒumen !
Ladies, gentlemen, comrades and friends!
在这里,我代表中共中央、全国人大国务院、全国政协中央军委,向全国参加过抗日战争的老战士老同志爱国人士和抗日将领,向为中国人民抗日战争胜利作出重大贡献的海内外中华儿女,致以崇高的敬意!向支援和帮助过中国人民抵抗侵略的外国政府和国际友人,表示衷心的感谢!向参加今天大会的各国来宾和军人朋友们,表示热烈的欢迎!
zài zhèlǐ ,wǒ dàibiǎo ZhōnggòngZhōngyāng 、QuánguóRénDà Guówùyuàn 、quán guó zhèngxié zhōngyāngjūnwěi ,xiàng quánguó cānjiā guò KàngRìZhànzhēng de lǎo zhànshì lǎo tóngzhì ài guó rénshì hé kàngRì jiànglǐng ,xiàng wèi Zhōngguó rénmín KàngRìZhànzhēng shènglì zuòchū zhòngdà gòngxiàn de hǎinèiwài Zhōnghuá ér nǚ ,zhìyǐ chónggāo de jìngyì !Xiàng zhīyuán hé bāngzhù guò Zhōngguó rénmín dǐkàng qīnlu:è de wàiguó zhèngfǔ hé guójì yǒurén ,biǎoshì zhōngxīn de gǎnxiè !Xiàng cānjiā jīntiān dàhuì de gèguó láibīn hé jūnrén péngyou men ,biǎoshì rèliè de huānyíng !
Here I represent the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the National People's Congress, the State Council, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the Central Military Commission, in paying the highest respects to all the veterans, the old comrades, patriots and the military officers who took part in the war against the Japanese, as well as to the sons and daughters of China here at home and overseas who made a big contribution to the victory in the Chinese People’s War Against Japanese Aggression! And to express sincere thanks to the foreign governments and international friends who supported or assisted the Chinese people in resisting the invasion! And we’d like to express an enthusiastic welcome to all the guests and army friends from countries around the world who have come to attend this event today!
全国同胞们尊敬的各位国家元首、政府首脑和联合国等国际组织代表,尊敬的各位来宾,全体受阅将士们女士们、先生们,同志们朋友们:
quánguó tóngbāo men zūnjìng de gèwèi guójiā yuánshǒu 、zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo hé Liánhéguó děng guójìzǔzhī dàibiǎo ,zūnjìng de gèwèi láibīn ,quántǐ shòu yuè jiàngshì men nǚshìmen 、xiānshēngmen ,tóngzhì men péngyǒumen :
Comrades from around the country, venerable international leaders, heads of governments and representatives of international organizations such as the UN, honorable guests, soldiers and officers due to be inspected, ladies, gentlemen, comrades and friends:
女士们、先生们,同志们朋友们!
nǚshìmen 、xiānshēngmen ,tóngzhì men péngyǒumen !
Ladies, gentlemen, comrades and friends!
我看看,“绿茶婊”就是看着一副人畜无害的样子,不知道又想勾引谁了?呃,“男闺蜜”不是同志就是想借机会靠近你,没安什么好心。
wǒ kàn kan ,“lǜchábiǎo ”jiùshì kàn zhe yī fù rénchùwúhài de yàngzi ,bù zhīdào yòu xiǎng gōuyǐn shéi le ?è ,“nánguīmì ”bùshì tóngzhì jiùshì xiǎng jiè jīhuì kàojìn nǐ ,méi ān shénme hǎoxīn 。
Let me see, "green tea whore" is just someone who looks harmless, but is actually out to seduce someone or other. Eh… the “male best friends” of girls are either gays or have some ulterior motive for getting close to you.
向雷锋同志学习
xiàng Léi Fēng tóngzhì xuéxí
Learn from your classmate Leifeng
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福建有对“同志”结婚了,举办了盛大的婚礼。还在微博上贴了很多婚礼照片。
fújiàn yǒu duì “tóngzhì ”jiéhūn le ,jǔbàn le shèngdà de hūnlǐ 。hái zài wēibó shàng tiē le hěn duō hūnlǐ zhàopiàn 。
There's a gay couple in Fujian that got married. They held a grand wedding ceremony. They also posted a bunch of pictures on Weibo.
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那个,不好意思啊,同志们,我……
nàge ,bùhǎoyìsi a ,tóngzhìmen ,wǒ ……
Uh, yeah. Excuse me. Friends, I...
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喂喂喂我说专家同志,这些问题党和政府心里有数,你就不用瞎操心了。
wèi wèi wèi wǒ shuō zhuānjiā tóngzhì ,zhèxiē wèntí dǎng hé zhèngfǔ xīnliyǒushù ,nǐ jiù bùyòng xiā cāoxīn le 。
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Listen, Mr. Expert: the Party and the government know all about these issues. You don't need to get all worked up about it.