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Expressing "with" with 跟 ("gen1")

跟 gēn

Conjunction
HSK 2

Structure

Subj. + 跟 + Person + Verb + Obj. Subj. + 跟 + Person + 一起 + Verb + Obj.

Translations

  • with
  • together

Definition

表示伴随、共同或比较的关系，相当于英语中的“with”、“and”或“as...as”。

Indicates accompaniment, togetherness, or comparison, equivalent to 'with', 'and', or 'as...as' in English.

Usage

“跟”作为介词，用于连接两个名词或代词，表示动作的伴随者、共同参与者，或用于比较。通常结构为“跟 + 某人/某物 + 动词短语”。

As a preposition, '跟' is used to connect two nouns or pronouns, indicating the companion or co-participant of an action, or for comparison. The typical structure is '跟 + someone/something + verb phrase'.

Examples

  • 1 我要跟朋友一起去吃饭。 (I want to eat out with my friend.)
  • 2 你昨天跟谁去看电影了？ (Who did you go to the movies with yesterday?)
  • 3 我跟你一起去图书馆吧。 (Let me go to the library with you.)
  • 4 他的中文跟我一样好。 (His Chinese is as good as mine.)
  • 5 我不喜欢跟他合作。 (I don't like working with him.)

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