同桌 (tóng zhuō) — to sit at the same table; to share a desk

Definition

同桌 (tóngzhuō) is both a verb ('to share a table/desk') and a noun for the seat-mate you shared a desk with — usually a classmate, not a family member. Use it as a verb with 同过 to express past shared seating.

verb

to sit at the same tableto share a desk

Examples

同桌。
Wǒ men liǎ tóng zhuō le sān nián.
The two of us shared a desk for three years.
。
Wǒ hé xiǎo wáng tóng guò zhuō.
Xiao Wang and I have shared a desk.
，同桌。
Zài dà xué shí, wǒ men tóng zhuō.
In college, we sat at the same table.

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