同班 (tóng bān) — classmate (someone who studies in the same class)

Definition

noun
classmate (someone who studies in the same class)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 同班。
    Tā shì wǒ de tóng bān.
    He is my classmate.
  • 同班。
    Wǒ men tóng bān yǒu sān gè rén kǎo shàng le dà xué.
    Three people from our class got into college.
  • 同班,。
    Wǒ hé tā bù jǐn shì tóng bān, hái shì hǎo péng you.
    He and I are not only classmates but also good friends.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

班bānclass

同 (same) and 班 (class) combine to mean someone in the same class.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 珏珏juépieces of jade
  • 刀刀dāoknife

班 shows 珏, pieces of jade, and 刀, a knife, cutting them into pieces.

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