(gòng) — (adverb) in total, altogether (used before a number to indicate the sum); (adverb) jointly, together (used before a verb to indicate collective action)

Définition

共 focuses on the 'in total' sense before numbers (e.g. 共三个人); for 'together' before verbs, 一起 is more common. As an adjective, 共同 means 'common/shared' (a shared goal).

adverb
in totalaltogether (used before a number to indicate the sum)jointlytogether (used before a verb to indicate collective action)

Exemples

  • Wǒ men gòng sān gè rén.
    There are three of us in total.
  • Zhè ge bān gòng sān shí gè xué shēng.
    This class has thirty students in total.
  • Wǒ men gòng yòng yí gè chú fáng.
    We share a kitchen together.

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