Writing
同学 (tóngxué) — how to say "classmate" in Chinese
同学
Classmate
noun
Character composition
同
together; same
学
to study; learning
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
子
Child
#39 · zǐ · 3 strokes
Collocations
我的同学
wǒ de tóngxué
my classmate
Examples
今天我和同学一起学习汉语，我们都很高兴。
Today my classmates and I study Chinese together, we are all very happy.
我有同学
I have classmates.
Mnemonic
[tóngxué-] Tongue Shui is at school with his classmates, under the big banner 同学 "CLASSMATE" 🎓. They are all together 同, pretending to study 学 with oversized books balancing on their heads. Tongue Shui cracks jokes, making everyone burst out laughing 同学.
Frequently asked questions
Classmate in Chinese Mandarin
"classmate" in Chinese is 同学 (tóngxué).
同学 meaning in English
同学 (tóngxué) means "Classmate".
Classmate in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced tóngxué (written as tongxue). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "classmate" in Chinese characters?
It is written 同学: 同 has 6 strokes, 学 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 同学?
同学 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 同学
一 + measure word — one by one
一 (yī) + Measure Word + 一 (yī) + Measure Word
包括 — including with 在内
包括 (bāokuò) + X + 在内 (zàinèi), Group + 都 (dōu) + Verb
拿 — take as an example
拿 (ná) + Noun + 来说 (lái shuō), ...
各 — each, every, different kinds
各 (gè) + Noun / 各位 (gèwèi) + Noun / 各种 (gèzhǒng) + Noun
的 — different people doing different things
A + 的 (de) + A，B + 的 (de) + B
净 / 一同 / 大都 — only, together, mostly
Subject + 净 (jìng) + Verb / Subject + 一同 (yìtóng) + Verb / Subject + 大都 (dàdōu) + Predicate