Expressing "together" with "yiqi"
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Structure
一起 (yìqǐ) is the easiest way to express an action being done together with other people.
Plural subject + 一起 + Verb + Object
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
- 咱们 一起 吃饭。
- 我 跟 我 爸爸 一起 喝 啤酒。
- 他 和 他 姐姐 一起 旅游。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 84, 88)→buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 74-5) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 14-5) →buy
