Chinese Traditional: 同事
Chinese Simplified: 同事
Pinyin: tong2 shi4
Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ
English Meaning: colleague
German Meaning: Kollege
Classifier: (ge5) or (wei4) or (ming2) or (qun2)

Example Sentences:

上司在同事前責罵他, 所以他覺得很不好意思。
上司在同事前责骂他, 所以他觉得很不好意思。
shang4 si1 zai4 tong2 shi4 qian2 ze2 ma4 ta1, suo3 yi3 ta1 jue2 de5 hen3 bu4 hao3 yi4 si5.
The boss reprimanded him in front of his colleagues so he felt very embarrassed.
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我把我的舊筆記型電腦賣給同事。
我把我的旧笔记型电脑卖给同事。
wo3 ba3 wo3 de5 jiu4 bi3 ji4 xing2 dian4 nao3 mai4 gei3 tong2 shi4.
I sold my old laptop to my colleague.
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我的同事現在不在辦公室裡。
我的同事现在不在办公室里。
wo3 de5 tong2 shi4 xian4 zai4 bu2 zai4 ban4 gong1 shi4 li3.
My colleague is not in the office at the moment.
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我的同事多半很熱心助人。
我的同事多半很热心助人。
wo3 de5 tong2 shi4 duo1 ban4 hen3 re4 xin1 zhu4 ren2.
Most of my colleagues are very helpful.
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我的前同事在新公司做同樣的工作,但薪水比以前高。
我的前同事在新公司做同样的工作,但薪水比以前高。
wo3 de5 qian2 tong2 shi4 zai4 xin1 gong1 si1 zuo4 tong2 yang4 de5 gong1 zuo4, dan4 xin1 shui3 bi3 yi3 qian2 gao1.
My ex-colleague is doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.
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Related Words:

 

tóng

1. same 2. alike, similar 3. together, with each other 4. and, as well as 5. (used to show comparison)

Here: together, with each other

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shì

1. thing, matter, affair 2. job, work

Here: job, work

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