Usages of tóngshì
虽然 她 不 认识 我 的 同事， 但是 她 想 认识 他。suīrán tā bú rènshi wǒ de tóngshì, dànshì tā xiǎng rènshi tā.
Although she doesn’t know my coworker, she wants to get to know him.
我 需要 找 我 的 同事， 然后 一起 去 超市。wǒ xūyào zhǎo wǒ de tóngshì, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
I need to look for my coworker, then go to the supermarket together.
我 有时候 在 超市 旁边 找 她 的 同事。wǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.
Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.
明天 我 想 把 她 介绍 给 我 的 同事 认识。míngtiān wǒ xiǎng bǎ tā jièshào gěi wǒ de tóngshì rènshi.
Tomorrow I want to introduce her to my coworker.
下班 以后 我 跟 同事 说 再见。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngshì shuō zàijiàn.
After work I say goodbye to my coworker.
她 忘记 把 药 带 到 公司， 只好 请 同事 把 药 从 宿舍 拿 来。tā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.
She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.
这 位 经理 平时 很 忙， 可是 对 生病 的 同事 很 关心。zhè wèi jīnglǐ píngshí hěn máng, kěshì duì shēngbìng de tóngshì hěn guānxīn.
This manager is usually very busy, but she is very caring toward sick coworkers.
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