Chinese Word: 与 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

与 (Trad.: 與)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Total strokes: 4; Radical: 一

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Pinyin: yǔ

English Definition:and; to give; together with

Chinese Definition:
①和，跟：正确与错误。与虎谋皮。生死与共。
②给：赠与。与人方便。
③交往，友好：相与。与国(相互交好的国家)。
④(与其)比较连词，常跟“不如”、“宁可”连用。
⑤赞助，赞许：与人为善。
⑥取。

Example Words:

与此同时	yǔ cǐ tóng shí	at the same time; meanwhile
与其HSK 5	yǔ qí	rather than...; 与其 B (rather than A, better to B)
与否	yǔ fǒu	whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
与众不同	yǔ zhòng bù tóng	to stand out from the masses (idiom)
与日俱增HSK 6	yǔ rì jù zēng	to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day

Pinyin: yú

English Definition:variant of 欤

Chinese Definition:
①同“欤”。［例］求之与？抑与之与？——《论语》。
②另见yǔ；yù。

Example Words:

variant of 寄予

Pinyin: yù

English Definition:to take part in

Chinese Definition:
①参加：参与。与会。

Example Words:

参与HSK 5	cān yù	to participate (in sth)
与会HSK 4	yù huì	to participate in a meeting
咸与维新	xián yù wéi xīn	everyone participates in reforms (idiom); to replace the old with new; to reform and start afresh
参与者	cān yù zhě	participant
干与	gān yù	variant of 干预

1		tā 他 yǔ 与 měi ge rén 每个人 wò shǒu 握手。 He shook hands with everyone
2		tā 她 de 的 nián líng 年龄 yǔ 与 wǒ 我 xiāng fǎng 相仿。 She is around the same age as me.
3		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 wǒ 我 yě 也 cān yù 参与 le 了 I have a hand in this project
4		shēng yǔ sǐ 生与死 běn 本 jiù shì 就是 xiāng duì 相对 de 的。 Life and death are inherently relative.
5		xíng fá 刑罚 yīng dāng 应当 yǔ 与 zuì xíng 罪行 xiāng chèn 相称。 The punishment should fit the crime.

1		tā 他 yǔ 与 měi ge rén 每个人 wò shǒu 握手。 He shook hands with everyone
2		tā 她 de 的 nián líng 年龄 yǔ 与 wǒ 我 xiāng fǎng 相仿。 She is around the same age as me.
3		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 wǒ 我 yě 也 cān yù 参与 le 了 I have a hand in this project
4		shēng yǔ sǐ 生与死 běn 本 jiù shì 就是 xiāng duì 相对 de 的。 Life and death are inherently relative.
5		xíng fá 刑罚 yīng dāng 应当 yǔ 与 zuì xíng 罪行 xiāng chèn 相称。 The punishment should fit the crime.