同党 (tóng) — fellow party member (of the same political party); accomplice (in a crime or wrongdoing)

Definition

同党 means 'a person in the same camp' — either a fellow member of one political party, or an accomplice in wrongdoing. Often carries a critical or accusatory tone, unlike neutral terms like 同事 or 朋友.

noun
fellow party member (of the same political party)accomplice (in a crime or wrongdoing)

Examples

  • 同党
    Tā shì wǒ de tóng, wǒ men yì qǐ cān jiā le zhè cì huì yì.
    He is my fellow party member; we attended this meeting together.
  • 同党
    Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī bǔ tā de tóng.
    The police are pursuing his accomplices.
  • 同党
    Zhè xiē tóng zài xuǎn jǔ zhōng hù xiāng zhī chí.
    These fellow party members support each other in the election.

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