tung4 kei4同期
Jyutpingtung4 kei4
Yaletùhng kèih
Definition
The same period, term, season, or year; a group of people from the same intake or batch.
- the same period of time, such as the same term, season, or year
- the same cohort or batch of people
- the corresponding period in a previous year
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How it's used
Use this term to highlight a direct temporal correspondence, whether comparing business performance across different years or identifying peers who started a journey together. It functions as a bridge between specific points in time or groups of people sharing a common timeline. It is essential for professional contexts involving data analysis or describing shared history among colleagues.
Examples
The two of us joined the company at the same time.
This year's sales figures have increased a lot compared to the same period last year.
Related words
Common phrases
year-on-year comparison
graduated in the same year
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean 'at the same time' in the sense of simultaneous actions, which is better expressed as 一齊 or 同時. It specifically refers to matching periods or cohorts rather than the exact moment of an action.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
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Connector
Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
