同

tóng

HSK 5

同 — tóng

1. same; identical; similar

   我们有同样的想法。 wǒmen yǒu tóngyàng de xiǎngfǎ — We have the same idea.

2. with; together (acting together or together in time/place)

   他同我去商店。 tā tóng wǒ qù shāngdiàn — He goes to the shop with me.

同 — tòng

1. pronunciation tong4 — appears only in certain compounds (e.g. 胡同 hu2tong4 ‘hutong’)

   胡同是北京的传统街巷。 hútòng shì běijīng de chuántǒng jiēxiàng — Hutongs are traditional lanes in Beijing.