同学 (tóng xué) — classmate; fellow student
Definition
A classmate or fellow student — someone you study with at the same school. Unlike 学生 ('student' in general), 同学 emphasizes the shared-school relationship, and pairs with 同事 ('colleague') in the 同… pattern for "fellow ____".
noun
classmatefellow student
Measure word · 位, 个
Examples
- 同学。Tā shì wǒ tóng xué.He is my classmate.
- 同学。Wǒ tóng xué hěn hǎo.My classmate is very nice.
- 同学。Wǒ yǒu yí gè tóng xué.I have a classmate.
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