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相同
xiāngtóng
1. identical
2. same
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

相
xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
HSK 3 9 丶
同
tóng
same, similar; together with, alike
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (3)

各不相同
gèbùxiāngtóng
to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
大不相同
dàbùxiāngtóng
not at all the same
相同名字
xiāngtóngmíngzì
like-named

Example Sentences (5)

虽然这句话只用了三个相同的汉字，但是不同的顺序却表示了不同的意思。
Suīrán zhè jù huà zhǐ yòng le sān gè xiāngtóng de hànzì, dànshì bùtóng de shùnxù què biǎoshì le bùtóng de yìsi.
Although this sentence uses only three identical Chinese characters, different orders convey different meanings.
Text 5
由于气候条件不同，世界各地植物叶子的样子也很不相同。
Yóuyú qìhòu tiáojiàn bùtóng, shìjiè gèdì zhíwù yèzi de yàngzi yě hěn bù xiāngtóng.
Because climate conditions differ, plant leaves around the world also look very different.
Text 4
这个问题以前一个记者也问过我。做生意时虽然会遇到各种压力和困难，但是大家的机会都是相同的。你看，这里有三块大小不同的西瓜，我们用西瓜的大小代表钱的多少，要是我们一起开始吃，你会先选哪块？
Zhège wèntí yǐqián yí gè jìzhě yě wènguò wǒ. Zuò shēngyì shí suīrán huì yùdào gèzhǒng yālì hé kùnnán, dànshì dàjiā de jīhuì dōu shì xiāngtóng de. Nǐ kàn, zhèlǐ yǒu sān kuài dàxiǎo bùtóng de xīguā, wǒmen yòng xīguā de dàxiǎo dàibiǎo qián de duōshǎo, yàoshi wǒmen yìqǐ kāishǐ chī, nǐ huì xiān xuǎn nǎ kuài?
A reporter asked me this question before, too. When doing business, although we will encounter various pressures and difficulties, everyone has the same opportunities. Look, here are three pieces of watermelon of different sizes; we use the size of the watermelon to represent how much money there is. If we start eating together, which piece would you choose first?
Text 2
你们两个除了长得像，还有什么相同的地方？
Nǐmen liǎng gè chúle zhǎng de xiàng, hái yǒu shénme xiāngtóng de dìfang?
Besides looking alike, what else do you two have in common?
Text 3
世界上没有完全相同的叶子，同样地，世界上也没有完全一样的人。所以，在教育学生时，要根据学生的特点选择不同的方法，我想这应该是最不容易做到的。
Shìjiè shàng méiyǒu wánquán xiāngtóng de yèzi, tóngyàng de, shìjiè shàng yě méiyǒu wánquán yíyàng de rén. Suǒyǐ, zài jiàoyù xuéshēng shí, yào gēnjù xuéshēng de tèdiǎn xuǎnzé bùtóng de fāngfǎ, wǒ xiǎng zhè yīnggāi shì zuì bù róngyì zuò dào de.
There are no completely identical leaves in the world; likewise, there are also no two people who are exactly the same. So, when educating students, we should choose different methods based on the characteristics of the students; I think this should be the most difficult thing to do.
Text 3

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