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同仁 (tóng rén) — (formal) colleague; fellow member (of an organization or profession)

Definition

Formal/literary word for 'colleagues' in the same profession or organization. More written and respectful than everyday 同事, and broader than 同行 (specifically same trade/industry).

noun
(formal) colleaguefellow member (of an organization or profession)
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 同仁。
    Gōng sī tóng rén yì qǐ tǎo lùn le xīn xiàng mù.
    Colleagues from the company discussed the new project together.
  • 同仁。
    Gǎn xiè gè wèi tóng rén duō nián lái de zhī chí.
    Thank you all for your support over the years.
  • 同仁。
    Tā yǔ xué shù jiè tóng rén jiāo liú yán jiū xīn dé.
    He exchanged research insights with fellow academics.

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.

同tóngsame
仁rénperson

同仁 uses 同 'same' and 仁 as a respectful way to refer to a person, meaning colleagues in the same organization.

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
二二èr
Sound part声符shēngfú
人
人rén仁rén
Same sound today

仁 is built from 人 and 二; 人 gives the sound, and 二 gives the meaning.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Workplace & Office

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