(yǔ) - with, and (formal/written), language in Mandarin

yǔ

Traditional: 與

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Translation

with, and (formal/written), language

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Word origin

与 (yǔ) means 'with, and'. The simplified form derives from 與, an associative compound depicting several hands joining to lift or give something together, hence 'to give, to take part with'.

Origin
associative compound
Root
与, from 與, depicting hands joining to give together

Stroke order

Stroke order for 与

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Examples

。

Be with you.

。

He and I are good friends.

。

This has nothing to do with me.

。

He went to the meeting with his colleagues.

。

Parents play together with their children.

与 (yǔ) means with, and (formal/written), language. It is used as a preposition in everyday Mandarin speech.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 与.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 1: 与, 并, 出来 and 7 more words.