雷同 (léi tóng) — (derogatory) identical, duplicative, in a way that suggests copying or lack of originality

Definition

Examples

• 这两篇作文的内容完全雷同，肯定有人抄袭。
  Zhè liǎng piān zuò wén de nèi róng wán quán léi tóng, kěn dìng yǒu rén chāo xí.
  The content of these two essays is completely identical; someone must have copied.
• 面试时，几位候选人的回答都很雷同，没有让人印象深刻的。
  Miàn shì shí, jǐ wèi hòu xuǎn rén de huí dá dōu hěn léi tóng, méi yǒu ràng rén yìn xiàng shēn kè de.
  During the interviews, the candidates' answers were all very similar—nothing memorable.
• 设计师强调，产品的外观不能与其他品牌雷同。
  Shè jì shī qiáng diào, chǎn pǐn de wài guān bù néng yǔ qí tā pǐn pái léi tóng.
  The designer emphasized that the product's appearance must not be identical to other brands.

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