同志 meaning in English

tóngzhì

comrade; (slang) homosexual

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 同志

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tóngzhì
  1. comrade
  2. (slang) homosexual

Measure word: 位

同志 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

快kuài步bù前qián进jìn,同tóng志zhì们men!
Hurry on, comrades!
我wǒ是shì同tóng志zhì。
I'm gay.
你nǐ是shì同tóng志zhì。
You're gay.
我wǒ的de一yí个gè女nǚ性xìng朋péng友yǒu喜xǐ欢huān跟gēn我wǒ一yì起qǐ去qù同tóng志zhì酒jiǔ吧bā。
A female friend of mine loves to go to gay bars with me.
同tóng志zhì们men,让ràng我wǒ们men转zhuǎn换huàn莫mò斯sī科kē为wèi理lǐ想xiǎng的de共gòng产chǎn主zhǔ义yì城chéng市shì。
Comrades! Let's transform Moscow into a model communist city.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

同 tóng · like · 6 strokes

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  2. 2
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志 zhì · determination · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 同志.

同学tóngxuéto study at the same school; fellow student
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
同样tóngyàngsame; equal; similar; similarly; also; too
同时tóngshíat the same time; simultaneously
同事tóngshìcolleague; co-worker
相同xiāngtóngidentical; same
同意tóngyìto agree; to consent
杂志zázhìmagazine
共同gòngtóngcommon; joint
志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteer
志愿zhìyuànaspiration; ambition
同情tóngqíngto sympathize with; sympathy

Questions about 同志

What does 同志 mean?

同志 (tóngzhì) means "comrade; (slang) homosexual" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 同志?

同志 is made of 2 characters: 同 (6 strokes), 志 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 同志 an HSK word?

Yes. 同志 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.