同辈 (tóng bèi) — people of the same generation; contemporary (in age or status)
Definition
A formal/literary noun for people of the same generation — peers in age or social status. More written than 平辈 or 同龄人, and broader than 同龄 (same age, not status).
noun
people of the same generationcontemporary (in age or status)
Examples
- 同辈，。Tā hé wǒ fù qīn shì tóng bèi, dàn nián líng chà hěn duō.He and my father are of the same generation, but there's a big age difference.
- ，同辈。Zài dān wèi lǐ, wǒ hé jǐ wèi tóng bèi hé zuò dé bú cuò.At work, I get along well with several colleagues of the same generation.
- 同辈。Zhōng guó de tóng bèi zhī jiān cháng cháng yǒu xiāng sì de chéng zhǎng jīng lì.People of the same generation in China often have similar growing-up experiences.
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