English–Chinese

“together” in Chinese

Chinese

Also共同 (gòng tóng) · 一块儿 (yī kuàir) · 一同 (yī tóng) · 一道 (yī dào) · 一齐 (yī qí)

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī qǐ

Example

我们一起去吃饭。wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī fàn

We are going to eat together.

Illustration for 一起 (together)

How to say “together” in Chinese

“Together” in Chinese is 一起 (yī qǐ).

Separate people or actions come into one shared moment instead of happening separately.

Full entry for 一起: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 一起

孩子们一起玩。hái zi men yì qǐ wán

The children play together.

Tips for using 一起

  • Chinese usually places this adverb before the verb, while English usually places together after the verb, so the two languages use different word orders.

Other Chinese words for “together”

2

共同

gòng tóng

adverbtogether

他们共同解决了问题。tā men gòng tóng jiě jué le wèn tí

They solved the problem together.

我们一块儿去看电影吧。wǒ men yí kuàir qù kàn diàn yǐng ba

Let's go watch a movie together.

4

一同

yī tóng

adverbtogether

我们一同去吃饭吧。wǒ men yì tóng qù chī fàn ba

Let's go eat together.

我们一道去吃饭吧。wǒ men yí dào qù chī fàn ba

Let's go eat together.

我们一齐去吃饭吧。wǒ men yì qí qù chī fàn ba

Let's go eat together.

“together” in other languages