Usage note
同学是指和你在同一个班级学习的人。
tóng xué shì zhǐ hé nǐ zài tóng yī gè jí bā xiào xué de rén.
Classmate refers to people who study in the same class as you.
Context note
同学通常在教室、课间休息时或者课外活动中出现。
tóng xué tōng cháng zài jiào shì、kè jiān xiū xī shí huò qǐ chuǎn wài dòng zuò zhōng chū xiàn.
Classmates usually appear in the classroom, during recess, or extracurricular activities.
5 examples
这是我的同学。
zhè shì wǒ de tóng xué。
This is my classmate.
我们是同班同学。
wǒ men shì tóng bān tóng xué。
We are classmates in the same class.
放学后我和同学一起玩。
fàng xué hòu wǒ hé tóng xué yì qǐ wán。
After school, I play with my classmates.
我的同学来自不同的地方。
wǒ de tóng xué lái zì bù tóng de dì fāng。
My classmates come from different places.
我们互相帮助，是好朋友的同学。
wǒ men hù xiāng bāng zhù， shì hǎo péng yǒu de tóng xué。
We help each other and are good friends as classmates.
5 mini stories
小明和小红是同班同学。他们一起学习，一起玩耍。
xiǎo míng hé xiǎo hóng shì tóng bān tóng xué。 tā men yì qǐ xué xí， yì qǐ wán shuǎ。
Xiaoming and Xiaohong are classmates in the same class. They study together and play together.
同学们在操场上一起踢足球。
tóng xué men zài cāo chǎng shàng yì qǐ tī zú qiú。
Classmates play football together on the playground.
老师表扬了表现好的同学。
lǎo shī biǎo yáng le biǎo xiàn hǎo de tóng xué。
The teacher praised the students who performed well.
同学们互相帮助，共同进步。
tóng xué men hù xiāng bāng zhù， gòng tóng jìn bù。
Classmates help each other and make progress together.
放学后，我和同学一起去图书馆借书。
fàng xué hòu， wǒ hé tóng xué yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn jiè shū。
After school, I go to the library with my classmates to borrow books.
Mini dialogue
介绍同学
A
他是我的同学。
Tā shì wǒ de tóng xué.
He is my classmate.
B
你们同学关系真好。
Nǐmen tóng xué guān xì zhēn hǎo.
You classmates have a really good relationship.
帮助同学
A
我的同学帮我学中文。
Wǒ de tóng xué bāng wǒ xué zhōng wén.
My classmate helps me learn Chinese.
B
你的同学真好！
Nǐ de tóng xué zhēn hǎo!
Your classmate is really nice!
Related words and contrasts
similar
同班同学
tóng bān tóng xué
classmate (same class)
A more specific way to say classmate in the same class.
related
朋友
péngyou
friend
A classmate can become a friend.