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同行 (tóng háng) — (noun) person in the same profession or industry; (verb) to work in the same profession or industry

Definition

同行 (tóngháng) means 'a person in the same profession' or 'to work in the same field' — broader than 同事 (which means coworker at the same workplace). 同仁 is the formal, written equivalent.

noun
person in the same profession or industry
verb
to work in the same profession or industry
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 同行，。
    Tā shì wǒ duō nián de tóng háng, wǒ men jīng cháng jiāo liú jīng yàn.
    He is a longtime colleague in my profession; we often exchange experience.
  • 同行，。
    Tā men liǎ tóng háng duō nián, guān xì hěn hǎo.
    The two of them have been in the same profession for many years and have a good relationship.
  • 同行。
    Zhè cì huì yì jù jí le hěn duō tóng háng.
    This conference brought together many people from the same profession.

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
行xíngtrade or profession

同 means same and 行 means trade or profession, so 同行 are people in the same field.

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.

Open 同 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Professions & Jobs

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