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通同

Word · Verb

collude; conspire

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to collude; to conspire; to act in collusion

formal

Often used in formal or legal contexts to describe secret cooperation for illegal purposes. Frequently appears in the set phrase 通同舞弊.

Tā他
men们
tōng通
tóng同
wǔ舞
bì弊
 ,
piàn骗
qǔ取
le了
dà大
liàng量
gōng公
kuǎn款
 。

They colluded to commit fraud and embezzled a large amount of public funds.

Jǐng警
chá察
huái怀
yí疑
zhèng证
rén人
yǔ与
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
tōng通
tóng同
zuò作
àn案
 。

The police suspect that the witness colluded with the suspect in committing the crime.

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Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
bù部
mén门
tōng通
tóng同
qǐ起
lái来
 ,
gù故
yì意
diāo刁
nàn难
shēn申
qǐng请
zhě者
 。

The two departments ganged up to deliberately make things difficult for applicants.