work together; colleague
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to work together; to be colleagues
Often used to describe a past or ongoing work relationship. The reduplicated reading 'tóng tóng shì shì' is indicated in the source but is extremely rare in modern usage; the standard pronunciation is 'tóng shì'.
Wǒ我
hé和
tā他
zài在
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
tóng同
guò过
shì事
。
He and I worked together at that company.
Wǒ我
men们
tóng同
shì事
yǐ已
jīng经
wǔ五
nián年
le了
。
We have been colleagues for five years.
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Néng能
hé和
nǐ你
tóng同
shì事
，
wǒ我
hěn很
róng荣
xìng幸
。
It's an honor to work with you.
noun
colleague; coworker
A very common term for people you work with.
Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
tóng同
shì事
。
He is my old colleague.
Tóng同
shì事
zhī之
jiān间
de的
guān关
xì系
fēi非
cháng常
róng融
qià洽
。
The relationship among colleagues is very harmonious.
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Wǒ我
qǐng请
jǐ几
wèi位
tóng同
shì事
chī吃
le了
wǔ午
fàn饭
。
I treated a few colleagues to lunch.
Xīn新
tóng同
shì事
xià下
zhōu周
yī一
rù入
zhí职
。
The new colleague will start next Monday.