tóng bāo
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.born of the same parents

    • tā shì wǒ de tóng bāo mèi mei

      同胞妹妹

      She is my full sister.

    • tā shì wǒ de tóng bāo xiōng dì

      同胞兄弟

      He is my fellow brother.

    • wǒ dài nǐ xiàng tóng bāo xiōng dì yī yàng

      同胞兄弟一样

      I treat you like a sibling.

  • 2

    n.fellow countryman; compatriots

    • tái wān rén mín shì wǒ men de tóng bāo

      台湾人民我们同胞

      The people of Taiwan are our compatriots.

    • tā zài guó wài lǚ xíng shí yù dào le zì jǐ de tóng bāo

      国外旅行遇到自己同胞

      She met her countrymen when she was traveling abroad.

    • tā zài qù nián de jué sài zhōng shū gěi le zì jǐ de tóng bāo mài kè ěr

      去年决赛自己同胞迈克尔

      He lost last year's final to fellow countryman Michael.

Word usage

  • "同胞" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位"or"名".
    • 同胞

      one compatriot

    • 同胞

      one compatriot

    • 同胞

      one compatriot