同胞

tóng bāo · tong bao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. born of the same parents
  2. sibling
  3. fellow citizen
  4. compatriot

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)不(bú)愿(yuàn)意(yì)为(wèi)同(tóng)胞(bāo)作(zuò)证(zhèng)。

He is not willing to testify for his compatriot.

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02

灾(zāi)难(nàn)面(miàn)前(qián),全(quán)国(guó)同(tóng)胞(bāo)纷(fēn)纷(fēn)伸(shēn)出(chū)援(yuán)手(shǒu)。

In the face of disaster, compatriots across the country rushed to help.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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