HSK · Level 3
131 words
Chinese word
一同
Pronunciation
Pinyinyī tóng
Meaning
- adverbtogether
Example
我们一同去吃饭吧。wǒ men yì tóng qù chī fàn ba
Let's go eat together.
More examples
居民们一同庆祝节日。jū mín men yì tóng qìng zhù jié rì
The residents celebrated the festival together.
Core concept
A whole group acts as one, with everyone joining the same action.
Common phrases
一同前往yì tóng qián wǎng
travel together
一同参与yì tóng cān yù
participate together
一同庆祝yì tóng qìng zhù
celebrate together
Similar words
一起yì qǐ: Doing something together with one or more people in ordinary spoken language.
一块儿yí kuàir: Spending time or doing something together in a casual, friendly way.
同时tóng shí: Describing two or more actions or events that happen at the same time.
Definition in Chinese
表示大家共同、一起做某事的副词，侧重于“全体一起”的含义，常用于强调集体性。biǎo shì dà jiā gòng tóng yì qǐ zuò mǒu shì de fù cí cè zhòng yú quán tǐ yì qǐ de hán yì cháng yòng yú qiáng diào jí tǐ xìng
Word origin
一 (yī, "one") + 同 (tóng, "same") frames people as one shared unit, giving 一同 (yītóng, "together") its strongly collective sense.
Usage tips
- 一同 (yītóng, "together") can sound formal in relaxed conversation, but it fits announcements, speeches, and written narration when a group is presented as acting together.