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一起

yìqǐ

together

together
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Characters in this word

一 yī

Strokes
1
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

起 qǐ

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我们一起去学校。 Wǒmen yìqǐ qù xuéxiào. We go to school together.
  • 他们一起回家了。 Tāmen yìqǐ huí jiā le. They went home together.
  • 我们一起吃饭吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ chī fàn ba. Let's eat together.
  • 我想和你一起看电影。 Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ yìqǐ kàn diànyǐng. I want to watch a movie together with you.
  • 朋友们一起去了医院。 Péngyoumen yìqǐ qùle yīyuàn. The friends went to the hospital together.
  • 你要跟李月一起去吗? Nǐ yào gēn Lǐ Yuè yìqǐ qù ma? Are you going together with Li Yue?
  • 爸爸妈妈一起上班。 Bàba māma yìqǐ shàngbān. Dad and mom go to work together.
  • 同学们一起读课文。 Tóngxuémen yìqǐ dú kèwén. The classmates read the lesson text together.
  • 小王和谁一起打车? Xiǎo Wáng hé shéi yìqǐ dǎchē? Who is Xiao Wang taking a taxi with?
  • 老师跟我们坐在一起。 Lǎoshī gēn wǒmen zuò zài yìqǐ. The teacher sits together with us.

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