tóng bèi

同 辈

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CME 5

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v.be of the same generation
- tā liǎ tóng suì dàn shì bù tóng bèi
  他俩同岁但是不同辈。
  They two are of the same age but of different generations.
- wǒ men shì tóng bèi
  我们是同辈。
  We are of the same generation.
synonym
píng bèi平辈 tóng chái同侪 chái bèi侪辈
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n.people of the same generation
- cūn li tóng bèi de nán zǐ dōu shì yǐ xiōng di xiāng chēng
  村里同辈的男子都是以兄弟相称。
  Men of the same generation in the village call each other brothers.
- yù dà duō shù de tóng bèi xiāng bǐ dí gēng sī yào chū sè de duō
  与大多数的同辈相比，狄更斯要出色得多。
  Dickens was in a different class from most of his contemporaries.
- chāo guò tóng bèi
  超过同辈
  pass all one's fellows
synonym
píng bèi平辈 tóng chái同侪 chái bèi侪辈
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n.people of similar age
- zán men dōu shì tóng bèi jīng lì dà dōu xiāng sì
  咱们都是同辈，经历大都相似。
  We are people of similar age, thus we have similar experiences.

同辈