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相同

xiāngtóng

same

Usage note

相同表示一样,没有差别。

xiāng tóng biǎo shì yí yàng, méi yǒu chā bié。

相同 means the same, with no difference.

Context note

相同常用于比较、选择和分类。

xiāng tóng cháng yòng yú bǐ jiào 、 xuǎn zé hé fēn lèi。

相同 is often used for comparison, choice, and sorting.

5 examples

他们的答案相同
tā men de dá àn xiāng tóng。
Their answers are the same.
这两本书不相同
zhè liǎng běn shū bù xiāng tóng。
These two books are not the same.
我们有相同的爱好。
wǒ men yǒu xiāng tóng de ài hào。
We have the same hobby.
颜色相同
yán sè xiàng tóng。
The color is the same.
她和我想法相同
tā hé wǒ xiǎng fǎ xiàng tóng。
She has the same idea as me.

5 mini stories

这两个杯子的颜色相同
zhè liǎng gè bēi zi de yán sè xiàng tóng。
The two cups have the same color.
他们穿了相同的衣服。
tā men chuān le xiāng tóng de yī fu。
They wore the same clothes.
我们有相同的目标。
wǒ men yǒu xiāng tóng de mù biāo。
We have the same goal.
老师说相同答案不一定是对的。
lǎo shī shuō xiāng tóng dá àn bù yí dìng shì duì de。
The teacher said the same answer is not always correct.
相同的题目,大家做法不同。
xiāng tóng de tí mù, dà jiā zuò fǎ bù tóng。
For the same problem, everyone used different methods.

Mini dialogue

一样的书包

A
看,我的新书包是蓝色的。
Kàn, wǒ de xīn shūbāo shì lán sè de.
Look, my new schoolbag is blue.
B
真巧,我们的书包颜色相同
Zhēn qiǎo, wǒmen de shūbāo yánsè xiāngtóng!
What a coincidence, our schoolbags are the same color!

相同爱好

A
我最大的爱好是打乒乓球。
Wǒ zuì dà de àihào shì dǎ pīngpāngqiú.
My biggest hobby is playing table tennis.
B
太棒了,我们有相同的爱好!
Tài bàng le, wǒmen yǒu xiāngtóng de àihào!
Great, we have the same hobby!

Related words and contrasts

similar
一样
yíyàng
the same

Very common in spoken Chinese.

opposite
相反
xiāngfǎn
opposite

相同 means same, 相反 means opposite.

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