(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or

prepositionconjunction HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 與

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  • 参与cānyùto participate (in sth)B5
  • 与其yǔqírather than... (used in expressions of theB6
  • 与否yǔ fǒuwhether or not (at the end of a phrase)B7
  • 与日俱增yǔrì-jùzēngto increase steadilyB7
  • 与时俱进yǔshí-jùjìnabreast of modern developmentsB7
  • 与众不同yǔzhòng-bùtóng(idiom) to stand out from the crowdB7

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老师与学生都笑了。

The teacher and the students all laughed.

我与他一起去。

I will go with him.