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A primer on how the word 一起(yìqǐ) helps us to bring things together.
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If you want to express that you are doing something ''together'' with someone else, 一起 (yīqǐ) is your word!
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'''Note:''' The pinyin for 一起 is written "yīqǐ" but pronounced "yìqǐ" due to a [http://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/pronunciation/Tone_change_rules tone change rule].
  
 
== Structure ==
 
== Structure ==
  
一起 (yìqǐ) is the easiest way to express an action being done together with other people.  
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一起 (yīqǐ) is the easiest way to express an action being done together with other people.  
  
 
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Plural subject + 一起 + Verb + Object
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Subj. + 一起 + Verb + Obj.
  
 
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* 我们 <em>一起</em> 吃饭。<span class="trans">Let's eat together.</span>
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* 我们 <em>一起</em> 吃 晚饭 吧。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>yīqǐ</em> chī wǎnfàn ba.</span><span class="trans">Let's eat dinner together.</span>
* 我 跟 我 爸爸 <em>一起</em> 喝 啤酒。<span class="trans">My dad and I drink beer together.</span>
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* 早上 和 老公 <em>一起</em> 去 上班。<span class="pinyin">Zǎoshang wǒ hé lǎogōng <em>yīqǐ</em> qù shàngbān.</span><span class="trans">In the morning, I go to work together with my husband.</span>
* 他 和 他 姐姐 <em>一起</em> 旅游。<span class="trans">He and his sister travel together.</span>
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* 周末 我们 <em>一起</em> 去 看电影,好 吗?<span class="pinyin">Zhōumò wǒmen <em>yīqǐ</em> qù  kàn diànyǐng, hǎo ma? </span><span class="trans">Let's go to the movies this weekend, shall we? </span>
* 我 和 同事 <em>一起</em> 开会。<span class="trans">My co-worker and I hold a meeting together.</span>
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* 这 两 个 公司 <em>一起</em> 做 这个 产品。<span class="pinyin">Zhè liǎng gè gōngsī <em>yīqǐ</em> zuò zhège chǎnpǐn.</span><span class="trans">These two businesses made this product together.</span>
* 这 两 个 公司 <em>一起</em> 做 这个 产品。<span class="trans">These two businesses made this product together.</span>
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* 下班 以后,你们 <em>一起</em> 来 我 家 吧。<span class="pinyin">Xiàbān yǐhòu, nǐmen <em>yīqǐ</em> lái wǒ jiā ba.</span><span class="trans">After work, why don't you all come to my home together? </span>
* 你 和 他 <em>一起</em> 来 我 家 吧。<span class="trans">You and him can come to my home together.</span>
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* 下 个 月 我 和 妈妈  <em>一起</em> 去 旅行。<span class="pinyin">Xià gè yuè wǒ hé māma  <em>yīqǐ</em> qù lǚxíng.</span><span class="trans">Next month I'll go on a trip together with mom.</span>
* 我们 <em>一起</em> 坐 地铁 上班。<span class="trans">We take the metro together to work.</span>
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* 你们 有没有 <em>一起</em> 玩 过 这 个 游戏?<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen yǒu méiyǒu <em>yīqǐ</em> wán guo zhège yóuxì? </span><span class="trans">Have you all ever played this game together? </span>
* 我 的 女儿 <em>一起</em> 学 中文。<span class="trans">My daughter and I study Chinese together.</span>
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* 他 想 他太太 <em>一起</em> 学 中文。<span class="pinyin">Tā xiǎng hé tā tàitai <em>yīqǐ</em> xué Zhōngwén.</span><span class="trans">He wants to study Chinese together with his wife.</span>
* 我 不 想 <em>一起</em> 住。<span class="trans">I don't want to live together with him.</span>
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* 结婚以后,你 父母 会 <em>一起</em> 住 吗?<span class="pinyin">Jiéhūn yǐhòu, nǐ hé fùmǔ huì <em>yīqǐ</em> zhù ma? </span><span class="trans">Will you live together with your parents after you get married? </span>
* 他 的 同事 不 喜欢 <em>一起</em> 工作。<span class="trans">His co-worker doesn't like to work together with him.</span>
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* 今天 晚上 老板 要 我们 <em>一起</em> 加班。<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǎnshang, lǎobǎn yào hé wǒmen <em>yīqǐ</em> jiābān.</span><span class="trans">Tonight the boss is going to to work overtime together with us.</span>
  
 
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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
  
* [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (pp. 84, 88)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
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{{Source|Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide|84, p88}}
* [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (pp. 74-5) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy]
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{{Source|Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar|74-5}}
* [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 14-5) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy]
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{{Source|Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition|14-5}}
  
 
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{{Similar|Expressing "with" with "gen"}}
 
{{Similar|Expressing "with" with "gen"}}
 
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 21 April 2021

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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。Wǒmen yīqǐ chī wǎnfàn ba.Let's eat dinner together.
  • 早上 我 和 老公 一起 去 上班。Zǎoshang wǒ hé lǎogōng yīqǐ qù shàngbān.In the morning, I go to work together with my husband.
  • 周末 我们 一起 去 看电影,好 吗?Zhōumò wǒmen yīqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng, hǎo ma? Let's go to the movies this weekend, shall we?
  • 这 两 个 公司 一起 做 这个 产品。Zhè liǎng gè gōngsī yīqǐ zuò zhège chǎnpǐn.These two businesses made this product together.
  • 下班 以后,你们 一起 来 我 家 吧。Xiàbān yǐhòu, nǐmen yīqǐ lái wǒ jiā ba.After work, why don't you all come to my home together?
  • 下 个 月 我 和 妈妈 一起 去 旅行。Xià gè yuè wǒ hé māma yīqǐ qù lǚxíng.Next month I'll go on a trip together with mom.
  • 你们 有没有 一起 玩 过 这 个 游戏?Nǐmen yǒu méiyǒu yīqǐ wán guo zhège yóuxì? Have you all ever played this game together?
  • 他 想 和 他太太 一起 学 中文。Tā xiǎng hé tā tàitai yīqǐ xué Zhōngwén.He wants to study Chinese together with his wife.
  • 结婚以后,你 和 父母 会 一起 住 吗?Jiéhūn yǐhòu, nǐ hé fùmǔ huì yīqǐ zhù ma? 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。Jīntiān wǎnshang, lǎobǎn yào hé wǒmen yīqǐ jiābān.Tonight the boss is going to to work overtime together with us.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books