同行 tóngháng person of the same profession
person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry
How to remember 同行: 同 same + 行 go = person of the same profession.
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How it is used
- Here read tóngháng = a peer in the same profession/trade - 我们是同行 (wǒmen shì tóngháng) we're in the same line of work.
- Watch the reading: the same characters read tóngxíng mean 'to travel together' - a different word entirely. The 行=háng trade reading is the point.