HSK 4 · Function Words

与 yǔ “and” in Chinese

Traditional 與

What 与 means

  1. and
  2. with
  3. together with
  4. (formal) and
  5. together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • (formal) with
  • from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 与他握手 “shake hands with him”, 与去年不同 “different from last year”)

How to say 与

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale与yǔ3rd tone, dipping

与 in a sentence

  1. 这与你有直接关系。

    Zhè yǔ nǐ yǒu zhíjiē guānxi.

    This directly concerns you.

    Sentence #5663456 from Tatoeba

  2. 结果与我们预期的相反。

    Jiéguǒ yǔ wǒmen yùqī de xiāngfǎn.

    The result is opposite to what we expected.

    Sentence #2915091 from Tatoeba

  3. 友谊与快乐不可分。

    Yǒuyì yǔ kuàilè bùkě fēn.

    Friendship and happiness can’t be separated.

    Sentence #1185803 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 与 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 与 (yǔ) drawn as one shape
与yǔand; together with

与 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 与

与 3 strokes

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与 (yǔ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 与 (yǔ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 与

Words with 与

参与cānyù · to take part (in)与其yǔqí · rather than (与其 A，不如 B: B rather than A)与日俱增yǔrìjùzēng · to grow day by day

More words: Particles & Connectors

尤其yóuqí · especially由yóu · by由于yóuyú · due to于是yúshì · thereupon原来yuánlái · original咱们zánmen · we真正zhēnzhèng · genuine正好zhènghǎo · just (in time)

FAQs

与 (yǔ) means “and” or “with”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it yǔ: yǔ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 与 is written 與. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 与 from the suggestions. Typing yu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
与 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.