同龄 (tóng líng) — person of the same age; age-mate
Definition
同 age-mate — refers to people of the same age, not just a shared birthday. Used as a noun or before a noun (同龄人, 同龄孩子), distinct from 同年, which more often marks a calendar year.
noun
person of the same ageage-mate
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 同龄，。Wǒ hé tā shì tóng líng, dàn tā yǐ jīng jié hūn le.He and I are the same age, but he's already married.
- 同龄。tóng líng De hái zi wǎng wǎng yǒu xiāng sì de xìng qù.Children of the same age often have similar interests.
- ，。Zài tóng líng rén zhōng, tā zǒng shì xiǎn de zuì chéng shú.Among people of the same age, he always seems the most mature.
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