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同行

tóngháng

to work in the same profession; colleague

Two chefs in tall hats shaking hands
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Characters in this word

同 tóng

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
凡 any, every, all 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 同

行 xíng

Strokes
6
Radical
行 — to go, to walk, to move
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 作为同行,他能理解我在这个行业里遇到的压力。 Zuòwéi tóngháng, tā néng lǐjiě wǒ zài zhège hángyè lǐ yùdào de yālì. As a colleague in the same profession, he can understand the pressure I face in this industry.
  • 他们是同行,所以经常交流工作经验。 Tāmen shì tóngháng, suǒyǐ jīngcháng jiāoliú gōngzuò jīngyàn. They are in the same line of work, so they often share work experience.
  • 在这次展览会上,我认识了不少同行。 Zài zhè cì zhǎnlǎnhuì shàng, wǒ rènshi le bù shǎo tóngháng. At this exhibition I got to know quite a few people in my field.

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