一起
yī qǐ
Pinyin

Definition

一起
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yī qǐ
  1. in the same place
  2. together
  3. with
  4. altogether (in total)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一
yī
  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
第一
dì yī
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 number one
  3. 3 primary
起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

坦白说，你们的商品质量太低了，我不想和你们一起合作。
tǎnbáishuō ，nǐmen de shāngpǐn zhìliàng tài dī le ，wǒ bùxiǎng hé nǐmen yīqǐ hézuò 。
Frankly speaking, your products are not up to standards. I wouldn’t like to cooperate with you.
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主管，他总是喜欢拖延，我比较不喜欢和他一起工作。
zhǔguǎn ，tā zǒngshì xǐhuan tuōyán ，wǒ bǐjiào bù xǐhuan hé tā yīqǐ gōngzuò 。
Mister, he has a tendency to procrastinate. I don’t really like to work with him.
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您看...有没有机会一起合作啊？
nín kàn ...yǒuméiyǒu jīhuì yīqǐ hézuò a ？
So... is there any chance that we can do business together?
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请各位跟我一起举杯。
qǐng gèwèi gēn wǒ yīqǐ jǔbēi 。
Let us raise our glasses.
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他上次从高处跌下去之后，就被送到综合医院休养了，要一起去探病吗？
tā shàngcì cóng gāochù diē xiàqù zhīhòu ，jiù bèi sòngdào zōnghé yīyuàn xiūyǎng le ，yào yīqǐ qù tànbìng ma ？
Since the last time he fell from a height, he was sent to a general hospital to recover. Do you want to visit him together?
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如果你不想要，想退出要趁早，我没有非要一起到老。
rúguǒ nǐ bù xiǎngyào ，xiǎng tuìchū yào chènzǎo ，wǒ méiyǒu fēi yào yīqǐ dào lǎo 。
If you don’t want that, quit while it’s still early. I don’t really have to grow old with you.
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一起建起新生活
yīqǐ jiàn qǐ Xīn shēnghuó
We can build up a life together.
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那我一会儿给你准备。等你回来我们一起居家隔离吧，这样对其他人比较好。
nà wǒ yīhuǐr gěi nǐ zhǔnbèi 。děng nǐ huílai wǒmen yīqǐ jūjiāgélí ba ，zhèyàng duì qítā rén bǐjiào hǎo 。
Then I'll prepare for you later. Let's quarantine at home together after you arrived home. It's better for other people.
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小姐，跟我一起喝热茶吧！
xiǎojie ，gēn wǒ yīqǐ hē rèchá ba ！
Miss, drink hot tea with me!
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和爸爸、妈妈、哥哥，和我一起住。
hé bàba 、māma 、gēge ，hé wǒ yīqǐ zhù 。
Live with Dad, Mom, brother and I together.
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