Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
If you want to express that you are doing something together with someone else, 一起 (yīqǐ) is your word!
Note: The pinyin for 一起 is written "yīqǐ" but pronounced "yìqǐ" due to a tone change rule.
Structure
一起 (yīqǐ) is the easiest way to express an action being done together with other people.
[Subj.] + 一起 + Verb + Obj.
The subject must be plural - a plural noun or two or more nouns linked with a conjunction. You can't do things together on your own, after all.
Examples
- 我们 一起 吃 晚饭 吧。 Let's eat dinner together.
- 早上 我 和 老公 一起 去 上班。 In the morning, I go to work together with my husband.
- 周末 我们 一起 去 看电影，好 吗？ Let's go to the movies this weekend, shall we?
- 这 两 个 公司 一起 做 这个 产品。 These two businesses made this product together.
- 下班 以后，你们 一起 来 我 家 吧。 After work, why don't you all come to my home together?
- 下 个 月 我 和 妈妈 一起 去 旅行。 Next month I'll go on a trip together with mom.
- 你们 有没有 一起 玩 过 这 个 游戏？ Have you all ever played this game together?
- 他 想 和 他太太 一起 学 中文。 He wants to study Chinese together with his wife.
- 结婚以后，你 和 父母 会 一起 住 吗？ Will you live together with your parents after you get married?
- 今天 晚上 老板 要 和 我们 一起 加班。 Tonight the boss is going to to work overtime together with us.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (p. 84, p88)→buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 74-5) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 14-5) →buy
