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The word "同学" is formed by combining the character "同", meaning "same" or "together", with the character "学", meaning "study" or "learn"; this combination directly yields the literal sense of "study together", which is used to denote a classmate or fellow student.

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他是我的同学。

Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.

He is my classmate.

我和同学去学校。

Wǒ hé tóngxué qù xuéxiào.

I go to school with my classmates.

我的同学很喜欢看书。

Wǒ de tóngxué hěn xǐhuān kànshū.

My classmate likes reading books very much.

昨天我和同学一起完成了作业。

Zuótiān wǒ hé tóngxué yīqǐ wánchéng le zuòyè.

Yesterday, I finished the homework together with my classmates.

虽然我们是同学，但是我们的兴趣爱好不同。

Suīrán wǒmen shì tóngxué, dànshì wǒmen de xìngqù àihào bù tóng.

Although we are classmates, our interests and hobbies are different.

Word Definition - 同学

tóng xué to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]

Individual Character Details

同 tóng, tòng, tòng
学 xué