同龄人 (tóng) — person of the same age; age-mate
Definition
Refers to people of the same age group, often used to highlight shared generational experience. Unlike 同学 (classmates) or 同事 (coworkers), the link is age, not a shared setting.
noun
person of the same ageage-mate
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 同龄人，。Wǒ hé tā shì tóng, cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà.He and I are age-mates; we grew up together since childhood.
- 同龄人。tóng Zhī jiān wǎng wǎng yǒu gèng duō gòng tóng huà tí.People of the same age often have more common topics.
- 同龄人，。Zuò wéi tóng, wǒ men gèng néng lǐ jiě bǐ cǐ de yā lì.As age-mates, we can better understand each other's pressures.
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