Definition
同年 is a noun. It can mean 'the same year' in a temporal sense (e.g. 同年出生 'born in the same year'). It also has a specific historical meaning: people who passed the imperial examination in the same year, forming a special bond. By extension, it can refer to a person of the same age (peer).
n.
the same year (as a noun phrase)a person who passed the imperial examination in the same yeara person of the same agepeer
Examples
- 同年，。Tāmen tóng nián chūshēng, yìqǐ zhǎngdà.They were born in the same year and grew up together.
- 同年，。Tā hé Wáng Míng shì tóng nián, dōu zhòng le jìnshì.He and Wang Ming were fellow candidates who passed the imperial exam in the same year; both became jinshi.
- 同年，。Wǒmen shì tóng nián, suǒyǐ yǒu hěn duō gòngtóng huàtí.We are of the same age, so we have a lot in common.
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