HSK · Level 5
133 words
Chinese word
一道
Pronunciation
Pinyinyī dào
Meaning
- adverbtogether
Example
我们一道去吃饭吧。wǒ men yí dào qù chī fàn ba
Let's go eat together.
More examples
节日那天，大家一道参加了晚会。jié rì nà tiān dà jiā yí dào cān jiā le wǎn huì
On the holiday, everyone attended the party together.
Core concept
People follow one shared course while an activity unfolds, rather than acting separately.
Common phrases
和家人一道吃晚饭hé jiā rén yí dào chī wǎn fàn
have dinner together with one's family
与同学一道学习yǔ tóng xué yí dào xué xí
study together with classmates
大家一道庆祝dà jiā yí dào qìng zhù
celebrate together with everyone
Similar words
一起yì qǐ: Doing something together with another person or group.
一块儿yí kuàir: Doing something together in casual spoken language.
一同yì tóng: Taking part together in the same activity, especially at a ceremony or gathering.
一齐yì qí: Doing something all together at the same time.
Definition in Chinese
表示两人或多人同时、共同进行某种动作或活动，常用在“我们一道去……”等句子中。biǎo shì liǎng rén huò duō rén tóng shí gòng tóng jìn xíng móu zhǒng dòng zuò huò huó dòng cháng yòng zài wǒ men yí dào qù děng jù zi zhōng
Word origin
一道 (yīdào, "together") joins 一 (yī, "one") + 道 (dào, "way or path"), turning the idea of one common way into shared action.
Usage tips
- The adverb does not identify who is included; the subject and context do, so it does not automatically add the speaker to the activity.