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共同 — meaning in English

gòng tóng

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English meaning

  • common adjective Happening often, or found in large numbers; not rare.
  • communal adjective Shared by everyone in a group or community; not privately owned.
  • regular adj Happening at consistent, predictable intervals.
  • stray verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.

Senses

共同 is used for these senses in English:

  • common Mutual; shared by more than one.
  • communal Shared by a community; public.
  • regular (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
  • stray (historical) An area of common land for use by domestic animals.

common — full definition

  1. adjective Happening often, or found in large numbers; not rare.
  2. adjective Shared by two or more people or things.
  3. adjective Ordinary or unremarkable, sometimes used to suggest something is unrefined or lacking class.
  4. noun An open area of land, especially in a town, that everyone is free to use.

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