同志 (tóng zhì) — comrade (political/formal term of address); (slang) gay person; homosexual
Definition
In political/formal use, 同志 means 'comrade' — the term of address rooted in socialist and CCP discourse. In modern slang it refers to a gay person. 伙伴 and 战友 are non-political 'comrade' words for partner and comrade-in-arms.
noun
comrade (political/formal term of address)(slang) gay personhomosexual
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 同志，。Gè wèi tóng zhì, wǒ men yì qǐ lái wán chéng rèn wu.Comrades, let's complete the task together.
- 同志。Zhè wèi lǎo tóng zhì cān jiā guò cháng zhēng.This old comrade participated in the Long March.
- 同志。Tā zài shè jiāo méi tǐ shàng gōng kāi le zì jǐ de tóng zhì shēn fèn.He publicly came out as gay on social media.
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