tóng huǒ

同 伙

Level:

NHSK 789－3

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v.derogwork in partnership; collude/collaborate (in doing evil); join an organization together to do a certain thing
- tā men bù gēn wǒ men tóng huǒ
  她们不跟我们同伙。
  They are not in the same league with us.
2
n.derogaccomplice; confederate; associate; partner
- jǐng fāng huái yí tā shì yǒu tóng huǒ de
  警方怀疑他是有同伙的。
  The police suspect that he had an accomplice.
- nà míng dào qiè fàn hé tā de tóng huǒ bèi jǐng chá bǔ huò
  那名盗窃犯和她的同伙被警察捕获。
  The burglar and her associates were caught by the police.
- jīng guò jǐng fāng de yī fān fēi chē zhuī zhú tā de tóng huǒ zāo dào le dài bǔ
  经过警方的一番飞车追逐，他的同伙遭到了逮捕。
  His accomplice was arrested after a high-speed police chase.
synonym
bāng xiōng帮凶

Note
"同伙" is different from "同伴". "同伴" refers to people who work, study, or live together; "同伙" refers to people who form a group for a certain purpose, which is mostly used in a derogatory sense.
common measure word
"同伙" is often matched with measure word "个"or"帮".
- 一个同伙
  one accomplice
- 一帮同伙
  one group of accomplices

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