Chinese word

一齐

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī qí

Meaning

  • adverbtogether

Example

我们一齐去吃饭吧。wǒ men yì qí qù chī fàn ba

Let's go eat together.

Illustration for 一齐 (together)

More examples

同学们一齐鼓掌庆祝。tóng xué men yì qí gú zhǎng qìng zhù

The classmates all clapped together to celebrate.

Core concept

Multiple people share one action with their movements synchronized.

Common phrases

  • 大家一齐行动dà jiā yì qí xíng dòng

    everyone acts together

  • 一齐动手yì qí dòng shǒu

    start working all at once

  • 一齐离开yì qí lí kāi

    leave all at once

Similar words

一起yì qǐ: Used before a verb to show that two or more people take part in the same activity together.
同时tóng shí: Used to show that two or more actions or events happen at the same time.

Definition in Chinese

作为副词，表示两人或多人在同一时间一起做某事，强调动作同时发生或共同参与。zuò wéi fù cí biǎo shì liǎng rén huò duō rén zài tóng yì shí jiān yì qǐ zuò mǒu shì qiáng diào dòng zuò tóng shí fā shēng huò gòng tóng cān yù

Word origin

一齐 (yīqí, "together") brings together 一 (yī, "one") and 齐 (qí, "even or in step"), so its form suggests several people matching one another.

Usage tips

  • The word works with two people as well as larger groups, so the number of participants does not need to be large for this adverb to fit.

Other meanings

  • simultaneouslyadverb

Opposites

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