Chinese word

和

Pronunciation

Pinyinhé

Meaning

  • prepositionwith

Example

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

He plays in the park with a friend.

Illustration for 和 (with)

More examples

明天我想和你去公园。míng tiān wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ qù gōng yuán

Tomorrow I want to go to the park with you.

Core concept

A bridge that places people or things in one shared activity or situation.

Common phrases

  • 和你hé nǐ

    with you

  • 和他hé tā

    with him

  • 和妈妈一起hé mā mā yì qǐ

    together with Mom

Similar words

跟gēn: In everyday speech, places a person with someone else in one shared activity or situation.

Definition in Chinese

作为介词，表示与某人或某物一起、共同发生某事或处于相同状态，语义偏中性，常与动词或名词短语搭配。zuò wéi jiè cí biǎo shì yǔ mǒu rén huò mǒu wù yì qǐ gòng tóng fā shēng mǒu shì huò chǔ yú xiāng tóng zhuàng tài yǔ yì piān zhōng xìng cháng yǔ dòng cí huò míng cí duán yǔ dā pèi

Word origin

和 (hé, "harmony; with") began with the idea of harmony and extended to show people or things joined in the same activity or state.

Usage tips

  • For company, 和 (hé, "with") usually comes before the companion, while English often puts with after the verb.

Other meanings

  • andconjunction
  • togetheradverb

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