Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/一起-yìqǐ
yìqǐ"
一起 <yīqǐ> is an adverb.
In a sentence in Chinese, it is therefore right in front of the verb.
It is the easiest way to express in Chinese that an action is made with other people.
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Structure[edit | edit source]
Subject (plural) + 一起 + Verb + Object
The subject must be multiple - a plural noun or two or more may be related with a conjunction.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 我們 一起 吃飯。／我们 一起 吃饭。
Wǒmen yīqǐ chīfàn.
We eat together.
- 他 和 他 姐姐 一起 旅遊。／他 和 他 姐姐 一起 旅游。
Tā hé tā jiějie yīqǐ lǚyóu.
He and his sister are traveling together.
- 我們 一起 坐 地鐵 上班。／我们 一起 坐 地铁 上班。
Wǒmen yīqǐ zuò dìtiě shàngbān.
We take the subway together to go to work.
- 我 和 我 的 女兒 一起 學 中文。／我 和 我 的 女儿 一起 学 中文。
Wǒ hé wǒ de nǚ'ér yīqǐ xué Zhōngwén.
My daughter and I are studying Chinese together.
Sources[edit | edit source]
https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGNVE15
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