同学 (tóngxué) — classmate

同学 (tóngxué)

A noun meaning classmate or schoolmate. It refers to someone who studies at the same school or in the same class. It can also be used as a polite way to address a student you do not know.

Meanings

1. [noun] Classmate, schoolmate, fellow student.
2. [address form] Used to politely address a student you do not know.

Example Sentences

她是我的同学，我们在同一个班。 Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué, wǒmen zài tóng yīgè bān. She is my classmate, we are in the same class.

同学们，请打开课本第五页。 Tóngxuémen, qǐng dǎkāi kèběn dì wǔ yè. Classmates, please open your textbooks to page five.

我的小学同学现在住在北京。 Wǒ de xiǎoxué tóngxué xiànzài zhù zài Běijīng. My primary school classmate now lives in Beijing.

同学，请问图书馆怎么走？ Tóngxué, qǐngwèn túshūguǎn zěnme zǒu? Excuse me (student), how do I get to the library?

Collocations

Memory Hook

同 means "same" and 学 means "study." A 同学 is someone who studies the same things as you, in the same place. Shared study makes classmates.