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参与

cānyù

participate

Usage note

参与表示加入并一起做某事。

cān yù biǎo shì jiā rù bìng yì qǐ zuò mǒu shì。

参与 means to take part in or join in something.

Context note

参与常用于活动、讨论和工作。

cān yù cháng yòng yú huó dòng 、 tǎo lùn hé gōng zuò。

It is often used for activities, discussions, and work.

5 examples

我想参与这个活动。
wǒ xiǎng cān yù zhè ge huó dòng。
I want to take part in this activity.
大家都参与讨论。
dà jiā dōu cān yù tǎo lùn。
Everyone participates in the discussion.
参与了比赛。
tā cān yù le bǐ sài。
He took part in the competition.
请积极参与
qǐng jī jí cān yù。
Please participate actively.
学生们参与了表演。
xué shēng men cān yù le biǎo yǎn。
The students took part in the performance.

5 mini stories

老师鼓励大家参与课堂活动。
lǎo shī gǔ lì dà jiā cān yù kè táng huó dòng。
The teacher encouraged everyone to participate in class activities.
她很喜欢参与学校工作。
tā hěn xǐ huan cān yù xué xiào gōng zuò。
She likes participating in school work.
小朋友们都参与了游戏。
xiǎo péng yǒu men dōu cān yù le yóu xì。
The children all joined in the game.
他没有参与这个决定。
tā méi yǒu cān yù zhè ge jué dìng。
He did not take part in this decision.
参与讨论可以学到很多。
cān yù tǎo lùn kě yǐ xué dào hěn duō。
Participating in discussion can teach you a lot.

Mini dialogue

课堂活动

A
你想参与今天的小组讨论吗?
Nǐ xiǎng cānyù jīntiān de xiǎozǔ tǎolùn ma?
Do you want to participate in today's group discussion?
B
好啊,我很乐意参与
Hǎo a, wǒ hěn lèyì cānyù.
Sure, I'm happy to participate.

运动会报名

A
参与过学校的运动会吗?
Nǐ cānyù guo xuéxiào de yùndònghuì ma?
Have you ever participated in the school sports day?
B
参与过,去年我参加了跑步比赛。
Cānyù guo, qùnián wǒ cānjiā le pǎobù bǐsài.
Yes, I participated. Last year I joined the running race.

Related words and contrasts

similar
参加
cānjiā
join; take part in

参加 is more common for joining activities or groups.

related
加入
jiārù
join; become a member

加入 often means joining a team or organization.

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