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HSK 4 - Medium
3 strokes
Simplified (switch to Traditional)

与 (與)

yǔ

Definition

and
with (indicating involvement, relationship, etc.)
as well as
together with
to give
to grant
to offer
to get along with
to be on good terms (with)

Other pronunciations

yù

to take part in

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

to write

islet

(literary) (final particle similar to 吗, 呢 or 啊)

ornamental jade

Related words (23)

rather than...; 与其 A 不如 B (rather than A, better to B)

whether (or not - at the end of a phrase)

dative case

yǔ shì wú zhēng

to stand aloof from worldly affairs

yǔ shì yǒng bié

to die

yǔ shì cháng cí

to die; to depart from the world forever

yǔ rén wéi shàn

to be of service to others; to help others; benevolent

yǔ rì jù zēng

to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day

yǔ shí jū jìn

abreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times; progressive; timely

yǔ shí xiāo xi

variable with the times; transient; impermanent

yǔ cǐ tóng shí

at the same time; meanwhile

yǔ shēng jù lái

inherent; innate

与时间赛跑

yǔ shí jiān sài pǎo

to race against time

to hand over

to donate; to give; to grant; to distribute; to administer

giver

zhī yǔ liú yì

(lit.) branches and descendants; of a similar kind; related

wú yǔ lún bǐ

incomparable

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng

(lit.) the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want; you can't have your cake and eat it

兼并与收购

jiān bìng yǔ shōu gòu

mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

信息与通讯技术

xìn xī yǔ tōng xùn jì shù

information and communication technology, ICT

鱼与熊掌不可兼得

yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé

(lit.) the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other; you can't always get everything you want; you can't have your cake and eat it

电脑辅助设计与绘图

diàn nǎo fǔ zhù shè jì yǔ huì tú

computer-aided design and drawing

Idioms (11)

yǔ shì fǔ yǎng

to swim with the tide (idiom)

yǔ shì gé jué

to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)

yǔ zhòng bù tóng

to stand out from the masses (idiom)

yǔ rì jù jìn

every day sees new developments (idiom); to make constant progress

yǔ rì tóng huī

to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom)

shì yǔ yuàn wéi

things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

yù qǔ gū yǔ

to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)

huò fú yǔ gòng

to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)

róng rǔ yǔ gòng

(of friends or partners) to share both the honor and the disgrace (idiom)

xū yǔ wēi yí

to feign civility (idiom)

ràng xián yǔ néng

to step aside and give a more worthy person a chance (idiom)

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