同事 (tóng shì) — colleague, coworker
Definition
A 同事 is someone you work with at the same company or organization — 'colleague.' Among 同- words, 同学 is a classmate, 同伴 a general companion, and 同事 specifically a coworker.
noun
colleaguecoworker
Measure word · 个, 位
Examples
- 同事。Wǒ men gōng sī yǒu sān shí gè tóng shì.Our company has thirty colleagues.
- 同事。Wǒ de tóng shì jīn tiān méi yǒu lái shàng bān.My colleague didn't come to work today.
- 同事。Zhè wèi tóng shì shì wǒ de hǎo péng you.This colleague is my good friend.
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