đồng bạn
Definition
- Noun:
- Comrade; companion: A person who shares the same activities, work, or experiences with another, often implying a sense of fellowship or shared purpose.
- Condisciple; schoolmate: A person who studies or attended the same school or class as another. This meaning is now rare.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy là đồng bạn của tôi trong suốt chuyến thám hiểm. (He was my comrade throughout the expedition.)
- Họ từng là đồng bạn học ở một trường làng. (They were once condisciples at a village school.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "đồng bạn" is considered literary and somewhat archaic in modern Vietnamese. It is more commonly found in older texts or used for stylistic effect to evoke a sense of classical camaraderie or shared scholarly pursuit.
Variants and Related Words
- Bạn đồng hành (n): travel companion, fellow traveler.
- Cô ấy là bạn đồng hành đáng tin cậy. (She is a reliable travel companion.)
- Bạn học (n): classmate, schoolmate. This is the modern, common term for a fellow student.
- Tôi gặp lại bạn học cũ. (I met an old classmate.)
- Đồng chí (n): comrade. Often used in political or organizational contexts.
- Các đồng chí trong đảng. (Comrades in the party.)
Synonyms
- Comrade: A companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization.
- Condisciple: A fellow student or pupil (archaic in English).
- Companion: A person or animal with whom one spends time or travels.
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