common in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 共同 with this easy mnemonic:

Although we have nothing in common, together (共) as a group, we are all the same (同). Just a group of human beings who live on Earth.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 共
• 同

• 赞同
• 同伴
• 同情
• 共同
• 共事
• 同样
• 同意
• 同伙
• 同学
• 与众不同
• 相同
• 如同
• 不同
• 共同点
• 合同
• 公共

The reading of 共同 is gòng tóng.

You can remember how to say 共同 with this useful mnemonic:

I don't think your speech is working, because the enemies are going (gòng) to cut off our tongues (tóng) anyway.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like common and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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