tóngbān

同班

Word · Verb · Noun

classmate; in the same class

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to be in the same class; to be classmates

Used to indicate that two or more people share the same class or group, often in school or military contexts.

Wǒ我
men们
shì是
tóng同
bān班
tóng同
xué学
 。

We are classmates.

Tā他
men们
tóng同
bān班
sān三
nián年
le了
 。

They have been in the same class for three years.

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Wǒ我
hé和
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
tóng同
guo过
bān班
 。

I have never been in the same class as him.

Wǒ我
men们
shì是
tóng同
bān班
zhàn战
yǒu友
 。

We are comrades-in-arms from the same class.

2.

noun

classmate; fellow student from the same class

Refers to a person who shares the same class. Can be used directly as a noun or in compounds.

Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
tóng同
bān班
 。

He is my classmate.

Wǒ我
men们
tóng同
bān班
yǒu有
sān三
shí十
gè个
rén人
 。

There are thirty people in our class.

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Tóng同
bān班
zhī之
jiān间
yào要
hù互
xiāng相
bāng帮
zhù助
 。

Classmates should help each other.