(yì qǐ) - together, with each other in Mandarin
yìqǐTraditional: 一起
Translation
together, with each other
Word origin
A compound of 一 (yī, 'one') and 起 (qǐ, 'to rise, to get up'), meaning 'together'. 起 is a phono-semantic compound of 走 (zǒu, 'to walk, run') for the sense with 己 (jǐ) as the phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 一 (yī, 'one') + 起 (qǐ, 'to rise'; 走 walk + 己 jǐ phonetic)
Stroke order
一
起
Examples
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Let's go together.
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They live together.
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I want to be with you.
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Let's hike together at the weekend.
李。
Load the luggage onto the car together.
一起 (yì qǐ) means together, with each other. It is used as a adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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