English–Chinese

“with” in Chinese

Chinese

Also和 (hé) · 与 (yǔ) · 凭着 (píng zhe)

Pronunciation

Pinyingēn

Example

我跟你一起去。wǒ gēn nǐ yì qǐ qù

I go with you.

Illustration for 跟 (with)

How to say “with” in Chinese

“With” in Chinese is 跟 (gēn).

A person moves alongside another person, linking both to the same action.

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

Example sentences with 跟

孩子跟朋友玩。hái zi gēn péng yǒu wán

The child plays with friends.

Tips for using 跟

  • In English, the companion phrase usually follows the action, but this Chinese word comes before the action verb, making word order the key difference.

Other Chinese words for “with”

2

和

hé

prepositionwith

他和朋友在公园玩。tā hé péng yǒu zài gōng yuán wán

He plays in the park with a friend.

3

与

yǔ

conjunctionwith

我与他是好朋友。wǒ yǔ tā shì hǎo péng yǒu

I am good friends with him.

4

凭着

píng zhe

prepositionwith

凭着这张照片，我们找到了他。píng zhe zhè zhāng zhào piān wǒ men zhǎo dào le tā

With this photo, we found him.

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