共同体 gòngtóngtǐ community
How to remember 共同体: 共 collectively + 同 same + 体 body = community.
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How it is used
- A 'community' in the sense of a bonded collective entity - 欧洲共同体 (Ōuzhōu Gòngtóngtǐ) the European Community, 命运共同体 (mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ) a community of shared destiny.
- More abstract/political than 社区 (shèqū, a residential neighborhood); 共同体 stresses shared interests binding members into one body.