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与 (yǔ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

also read as:
yù be involved with; participate in; together with

与 (yǔ) is a Chinese word: with. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 与

介 jiè preposition

with

我与朋友一起去了公园。

wǒ yǔ péng you yì qǐ qù le gōng yuán

I went to the park with friends.

连 lián conjunction

and, with

他与她都是学生。

tā yǔ tā dōu shì xué sheng

He and she are both students.

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Word breakdown

与 yǔ — with

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 与其 yǔ qí — rather than HSK 6
    • 与 forms the first part of the conjunction construction
    • 其 combines with 与 to complete the conjunction meaning 'rather than'
    Example

    与其抱怨，不如努力。

    yǔ qí bào yuàn bù rú nǔ lì

    Rather than complain, it's better to work hard.

  • 2 与众不同 yǔ zhòng bù tóng — distinctive, different from others HSK 7
    • 与 with, from (introduces comparison)
    • 众 crowd, masses, others
    • 不 not (negation marker)
    • 同 same, identical
    Example

    她的穿衣风格与众不同。

    tā de chuān yī fēng gé yǔ zhòng bù tóng

    Her clothing style is distinctive.

  • 3 与否 yǔ fǒu — or not HSK 7
    • 与 and, with (connects positive alternative)
    • 否 not, no (provides negative alternative)
    Example

    这个计划成功与否取决于大家的努力。

    zhè ge jì huà chéng gōng yǔ fǒu qǔ jué yú dà jiā de nǔ lì

    Whether this plan succeeds or not depends on everyone's effort.

  • 4 与日俱增 yǔ rì jù zēng — to increase day by day HSK 7
    • 与 with, together with
    • 日 day, each passing day
    • 俱 all together, concurrently
    • 增 to increase, to grow
    Example

    他对音乐的兴趣与日俱增。

    tā duì yīn yuè de xìng qù yǔ rì jù zēng

    His interest in music grows day by day.

  • 5 与时俱进 yǔ shí jù jìn — keep pace with the times HSK 7
    • 与 with, together with
    • 时 time, times, era
    • 俱 all, together, simultaneously
    • 进 advance, progress, move forward
    Example

    公司必须与时俱进才能在市场上保持竞争力。

    gōng sī bì xū yǔ shí jù jìn cái néng zài shì chǎng shàng bǎo chí jìng zhēng lì

    The company must keep pace with the times to maintain competitiveness in the market.

Structure & writing
1 与 yǔ — to give; to grant
Xpinyin
与 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 1
写 xiě to write characters with a pen on paper or other surface
HSK 7
屿 yǔ small island

与 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order