same age; peer
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be of the same age or a similar age; to be age peers
Commonly used in the structure 'A和B同龄'. Can also function as an attributive modifier in words like '同龄人'.
Wǒ我
hé和
xīn新
zhōng中
guó国
tóng同
líng龄
，
dōu都
shēng生
yú于
yī一
jiǔ九
sì四
jiǔ九
nián年
。
I am the same age as New China; both were born in 1949.
Wǒ我
men们
shì是
tóng同
líng龄
rén人
，
cóng从
xiǎo小
yī一
qǐ起
zhǎng长
dà大
。
We are peers and grew up together.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
shì是
tóng同
líng龄
de的
，
dōu都
zài在
shàng上
xiǎo小
xué学
sān三
nián年
jí级
。
These two children are the same age and both are in third grade.
Tā她
hé和
wǒ我
dì弟
di弟
tóng同
líng龄
，
jīn今
nián年
dōu都
èr二
shí十
sì四
suì岁
。
She is the same age as my younger brother; both are twenty-four this year.