chóu
俦类
same generation; same kind
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
same generation; same kind; peers; fellows
literaryA classical/literary Chinese word rarely used in modern spoken Mandarin. Appears in fixed expressions or formal writing to denote people of the same generation or class.
Shī诗
jiǔ酒
bàn伴
，
píng平
shēng生
hǎo好
，
xìng幸
yǒu有
liáng良
chóu俦
。
Poetry, wine, companions – these are the joys of my life; I am fortunate to have good friends.
Yàn燕
què雀
ān安
zhī知
hóng鸿
hú鹄
zhī之
zhì志
，
fēi非
qí其
chóu俦
yě也
。
How could sparrows understand the ambitions of swans? They are not of the same kind.
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Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
tóng同
chóu侪
，
wǒ我
men们
zhì志
qù趣
xiāng相
tóu投
。
He is my peer; we share similar interests.