Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
同志
tóngzhì
Description
"同志"以前是人们互相称呼的方式，特别是在中国。
"同志" used to be a way people addressed each other, especially in China.
现在这个词也常常用来指同性恋的人。
Now this word is also often used to refer to homosexual people.
Meanings
同志tóngzhì
comrade; form of address in China
李同志，请到这边来。
Comrade Li, please come this way.
同志tóngzhì
gay or lesbian person
他是一位同志作家。
He is a writer who is a comrade.
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Notes
- Etymology
同 (same) + 志 (aspiration/will), literally "people with the same goals."
- Nuance
as "comrade" it feels political/dated; the "gay" sense is now very common.
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