HSK 4 vocabularyHSK 3.0

与

yǔ

Traditional: 與

(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)

HSK 4

Meaning of 与 in English

yǔHSK 4preposition, conjunctionSyllabus #1897
  1. (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)
  2. (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
  3. (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year")

Example sentences

  1. 汤姆与你年龄相仿。
    tāng mǔ yǔ nǐ nián líng xiāng fǎng。
    Tom is your age.
    Tatoeba #9969127 by GlossaMatik · #5401550 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我感到凄清与孤独。
    wǒ gǎn dào qī qīng yǔ gū dú。
    I felt sad and lonely.
    Tatoeba #1766163 by sadhen · #10540303 by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我希望能与你谈话。
    wǒ xī wàng néng yǔ nǐ tán huà。
    I wish I could talk to you.
    Tatoeba #5670775 by verdastelo9604 · #2544354 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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