与 (yǔ): and, to give, together with
与 (yǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “and.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 一 (structural). It ranks #108 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- and
- to give
- together with
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 与
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 参与verb | cān yù | to participate (in sth) | 5 |
| 与其conjunction | yǔ qí | rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}... | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 与众不同phrase | yǔ zhòng bù tóng | (idiom) to stand out from the crowd |
| 与此同时adverb | yǔ cǐ tóng shí | at the same time |
| 与否particle | yǔ fǒu | whether or not (at the end of a phrase) |
| 无与伦比phrase | wú yǔ lún bǐ | incomparable |
| 与世隔绝phrase | yǔ shì gé jué | to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom) |
| 参与者noun | cān yù zhě | participant |
| 事与愿违phrase | shì yǔ yuàn wéi | things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) |
| 赠与 | zèng yǔ | variant of 贈予|赠予 |
| 与日俱增phrase | yǔ rì jù zēng | to increase steadily |
| 与人为善phrase | yǔ rén wéi shàn | to be of service to others |
| 与世无争phrase | yǔ shì wú zhēng | (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs |
| 与会verb | yù huì | to participate in a meeting |
| 荣辱与共phrase | róng rǔ yǔ gòng | (of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom) |
| 与世长辞phrase | yǔ shì cháng cí | to die |
| 先天与后天 | xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān | nature versus nurture |
与 appears in 66 compound words: 38 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 45 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 与 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (20)
to request others (usually bad people) for something against their interests (which is impossible)
to do good with others; to help people practise virtue; to be kind to others; to do good to others
Showing 12 of 20 idioms containing 与.
Example Sentences
与字由4笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
yú zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "与" consists of four strokes, forming a remarkably ingenious structure.
(米兰冬奥会)惊喜与突破交织 中国冰雪向新而行
( mǐ lán dōng ào huì ) jīng xǐ yǔ tū pò jiāo zhī zhōng guó bīng xuě xiàng xīn ér háng
(Milan Winter Olympics) Surprises and breakthroughs are intertwined, and China's ice and snow are moving towards the new
美财长:与贸易夥伴联系 各国盼维持既有关税协议
měi cái cháng : yǔ mào yì 夥 bàn lián xì gè guó pàn wéi chí jì yǒu guān shuì xié yì
U.S. Treasury Secretary: Liaising with trading partners Countries hope to maintain existing tariff agreements
外卖骑手黄晓琴:做骑手与社会连接的纽带|在春天许一..
wài mài qí shǒu huáng xiǎo qín : zuò qí shǒu yǔ shè huì lián jiē de niǔ dài zài chūn tiān xǔ yī . .
Takeaway rider Huang Xiaoqin: Be the link between riders and society|In the spring, Xu Yi:
新春“不打烊”:梁山港的坚守与奋进
xīn chūn bù dǎ 烊 : liáng shān gǎng de jiān shǒu yǔ fèn jìn
New Year "not closed": Liangshan Port's perseverance and progress
特朗普向伊朗下最后通牒:伊朗15天内必须与美国达成..
tè lǎng pǔ xiàng yī lǎng xià zuì hòu tōng 牒 : yī lǎng 1 5 tiān nèi bì xū yǔ měi guó dá chéng . .
Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran: Iran must reach an agreement with the United States within 15 days:
荷兰语与德语关系密切。
Hélányǔ yǔ Déyǔ guānxi mìqiè.
Dutch is closely related to German.
鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
Yúyǔxióngzhǎngbùkějiāndé.
You cannot eat your cake and keep it.
英格兰与苏格兰相邻。
Yīnggélán yǔ Sūgélán xiānglín.
England and Scotland are neighbours.
我感到凄清与孤独。
Wǒ gǎndào qīqīng yǔ gūdú.
I felt sad and lonely.
Character Family
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