Sentence #1069130 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 与其 is built
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与yǔand; together with
与 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
其qíhis
甘sweet · gān
一one · yī
八eight · bā
Memory aidDrawn from a winnowing basket. That meaning moved to 箕 (jī), and 其 came to mean “its, that”.
How to write 与其
与 3 strokes · 其 8 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 与其 (yǔqí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
与其 (yǔqí) means “rather than (与其 A，不如 B: B rather than A)” or “rather than…”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yǔqí: yǔ with a 3rd tone, then qí with a 2nd 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, 与其 is written 與其. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yuqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 与其 from the suggestions. Typing yuqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
与其 is an HSK 5 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.
与yǔ3rd tone, dipping
其qí2nd tone, rising
