huǒtóng

伙同

Word · VerbTraditional夥同

collude with; participate together

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to collude with; to act together with (often for dubious purposes)

derogatory

Often implies the actions are improper, illegal, or conspiratorial. It carries a stronger negative connotation than neutral words like 合作. The subjects are often in a subordinate or complicit relationship.

Tā他
huǒ伙
tóng同
jǐ几
gè个
wú无
yè业
qīng青
nián年
dào盗
qiè窃
le了
nà那
jiā家
shāng商
diàn店
 。

He colluded with several unemployed youths to steal from that store.

Zhè这
míng名
guān官
yuán员
huǒ伙
tóng同
qí其
xià下
shǔ属
qīn侵
tūn吞
le了
dà大
liàng量
gōng公
kuǎn款
 。

This official conspired with his subordinates to embezzle a large amount of public funds.

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Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
huǒ伙
tóng同
tā他
rén人
jìn进
xíng行
zhà诈
piàn骗
huó活
dòng动
 。

The criminal suspect is accused of conspiring with others to carry out fraud.