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title: "Tongqing Meaning: 同情 (tóngqíng) Means “sympathy”"
description: "同情 (tóngqíng) means “sympathy; compassion; to sympathize with”. Hear its tones, see what 同 and 情 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tongqing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 同情 mean?

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同情 tóngqíng

## sympathy; compassion; to sympathize with

## Its characters

1. 同 tóng same
2. 情 qíng feeling

## In a sentence

大家都很同情他的遭遇。 Everyone sympathizes with what happened to him.

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## More words with 同 or 情

- [爱情 àiqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aiqing)
- [表情 biǎoqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoqing)
- [病情 bìngqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingqing)
- [不同 bùtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/butong)
- [风情 fēngqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengqing)
- [感情 gǎnqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganqing)
- [共同 gòngtóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongtong)
- [行情 hángqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangqing)
- [合同 hétong](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hetong)
- [胡同 hútòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hutong)

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