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同行

tóngháng / tóngxíng
noun HSK 6 #7,841

Measure Word

一位同行 wèi

Meanings

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

Characters

同
tóng
same; fellow
行
háng
profession; trade; line of business
Same profession - a peer or colleague in your field.

Examples

HSK 4
我和几个同行交流了经验。
Wǒ hé jǐ gè tóngháng jiāoliú le jīngyàn.
I exchanged experiences with several peers in the field.
HSK 5
同行之间的竞争很激烈。
Tóngháng zhījiān de jìngzhēng hěn jīliè.
Competition among peers in the same trade is fierce.
HSK 6
他在同行中很有名气。
Tā zài tóngháng zhōng hěn yǒu míngqì.
He is well-known among peers in the industry.

Tips

usage
Watch the reading of 行. This word is a peer in the same trade. Read the same two characters as 同行 and they mean to travel together, a completely different word.
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