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相同

xiāng tóng · xiang tong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. identical
  2. same

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2 examples
01

由(yóu)于(yú)轨(guǐ)道(dào)是(shì)椭(tuǒ)圆(yuán)形(xíng)的(de)，行(xíng)星(xīng)和(hé)太(tài)阳(yáng)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)距(jù)离(lí)不(bú)会(huì)总(zǒng)是(shì)相(xiāng)同(tóng)。

Since the orbits are elliptical, the planets do not always have the same distance from the Sun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)些(xiē)餐(cān)巾(jīn)颜(yán)色(sè)相(xiāng)同(tóng)，但(dàn)大(dà)小(xiǎo)不(bù)同(tóng)。

The colours of the napkins are the same, but the sizes are not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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相
xiāng

each other; one another

同
tóng

like; same

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