同行

tóngháng

noun HSK 6 #7,841

Measure Word

一位同行 wèi

Meanings

1 peer in the same trade/profession
2 colleague in the same industry

Characters

profession; trade; line of business

Same profession — a peer or colleague in your field.

Examples

他在同行中很有名气。

Tā zài tóng háng zhōng hěn yǒu míngqì.

He is well-known among peers in the industry.

同行之间的竞争很激烈。

Tóng háng zhī jiān de jìngzhēng hěn jīliè.

Competition among peers in the same trade is fierce.

我和几个同行交流了经验。

Wǒ hé jǐ gè tóng háng jiāoliú le jīngyàn.

I exchanged experiences with several peers in the field.

Tips

usage

Be careful with pronunciation: 同行 (tóng háng) = peer in the same trade, but 同行 (tóng xíng) = to travel together. The meaning changes completely with the tone of 行.

culture

The saying 同行是冤家 (tóng háng shì yuānjiā) means 'people in the same trade are rivals' — similar to 'competition breeds contempt.'

Stroke Order

同 tóng

行 xíng