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同学
tóngxué
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- tóngxué
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- 同学
- traditional
- 同學
1 · noun
A person who is in the same class or studies with you.
与自己在同一班级或一起学习的人。
Classmate normally means someone in the same class; 同学 can have a wider use.
A classmate compares notes with me after class.
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一位同学课后和我核对笔记。
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2 · noun
A person who is in the same class as you.
和自己在同一个班级学习的人。
This slice focuses on the same-class relationship and uses classmate. 同学 can also refer more widely to fellow students or address a student; those uses remain outside this slice.
On the first day of school, I learned the names of three classmates.
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开学第一天，我记住了班里三位同学的名字。
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Two classmates from our class made this poster together.
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我们班的两位同学一起完成了这张海报。
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classmate — A person who is in the same class or studies with you.