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Yi Qi - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Together" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Yi Qi

Meaning

together

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►yì qǐ
Tone numbers: yi4 qi3

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 一起
Simplified: 一起

First Character: 一 (yì) – one; 1; single; a(n); (before verbs) "no sooner did verb happen than..."; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
Second Character: 起 (qǐ) – to rise; to raise; to get up

Examples of Yì Qǐ

Audio files are marked with ►

Wǒmen yìqǐ qù chīfàn.
我們一起去吃飯。
我们一起去吃饭。
Let's go and eat.

Tā hé tā de fùmǔ zhù zài yìqǐ.
她和她的父母住在一起。
她和她的父母住在一起。
She lives with her parents.

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