Usage note
与表示和、同、跟一起。
yǔ biǎo shì hé 、 tóng 、 gēn yì qǐ。
与 means with or and.
Context note
与常用于正式表达和比较。
yǔ cháng yòng yú zhèng shì biǎo dá hé bǐ jiào。
与 is often used in formal writing and comparison.
5 examples
我与朋友一起学习。
wǒ yǔ péng yǒu yì qǐ xué xí。
I study together with my friend.
这与那个不一样。
zhè yǔ nà ge bù yí yàng。
This is different from that.
老师与学生都来了。
lǎo shī yǔ xué shēng dōu lái le。
The teacher and the students all came.
请与我联系。
qǐng yǔ wǒ lián xì。
Please contact me.
他与家人住在一起。
tā yǔ jiā rén zhù zài yì qǐ。
He lives with his family.
5 mini stories
早上，我与你一起走路去学校。路上我们看见一只小猫，它跟着我们走了一会儿。
Zǎoshang, wǒ yǔ nǐ yīqǐ zǒulù qù xuéxiào. Lùshang wǒmen kànjiàn yī zhī xiǎo māo, tā gēnzhe wǒmen zǒu le yīhuìr.
In the morning, I walk to school with you. On the way we see a little cat, and it follows us for a while.
妈妈在厨房里做饭，我站在旁边与她聊天。她让我帮忙洗青菜，我开心地答应了。
Māma zài chúfáng lǐ zuò fàn, wǒ zhàn zài pángbiān yǔ tā liáotiān. Tā ràng wǒ bāngmáng xǐ qīngcài, wǒ kāixīn de dāyìng le.
Mom is cooking in the kitchen, and I stand beside her to chat with her. She asks me to help wash the greens, and I happily agree.
在公园里，小明与他的小狗玩飞盘。小狗跳得很高，一下子就接住了飞盘。
Zài gōngyuán lǐ, Xiǎomíng yǔ tā de xiǎo gǒu wán fēipán. Xiǎo gǒu tiào de hěn gāo, yīxiàzi jiù jiēzhù le fēipán.
In the park, Xiaoming plays frisbee with his little dog. The dog jumps very high and catches the frisbee right away.
放学后，我与你一起去图书馆看书。我们找到一本关于恐龙的书，坐在窗边读了好久。
Fàngxué hòu, wǒ yǔ nǐ yīqǐ qù túshūguǎn kàn shū. Wǒmen zhǎodào yī běn guānyú kǒnglóng de shū, zuò zài chuāng biān dú le hǎojiǔ.
After school, I go to the library to read books with you. We find a book about dinosaurs and sit by the window reading for a long time.
爷爷在院子里种花，我蹲在旁边与他一起挖土。他把一颗种子放在我手心里，让我轻轻埋好。
Yéye zài yuànzi lǐ zhòng huā, wǒ dūn zài pángbiān yǔ tā yīqǐ wā tǔ. Tā bǎ yī kē zhǒngzi fàng zài wǒ shǒuxīn lǐ, ràng wǒ qīngqīng mái hǎo.
Grandpa is planting flowers in the yard, and I squat beside him to dig soil with him. He puts a seed in my palm and asks me to gently bury it.
Mini dialogue
和朋友玩
A
你想与我们一起踢球吗？
Nǐ xiǎng yǔ wǒmen yīqǐ tī qiú ma?
Do you want to play football with us?
B
好啊，我喜欢与朋友一起玩。
Hǎo a, wǒ xǐhuān yǔ péngyou yīqǐ wán.
Sure, I like to play with friends.
分享零食
A
我可以与你分享我的饼干。
Wǒ kěyǐ yǔ nǐ fēnxiǎng wǒ de bǐnggān.
I can share my biscuits with you.
B
谢谢你，与你分享真开心。
Xièxie nǐ, yǔ nǐ fēnxiǎng zhēn kāixīn.
Thank you, sharing with you is so happy.
Related words and contrasts
similar
和
hé
and; with
与 is more formal than 和, but both mean 'and' or 'with'.
similar
跟
gēn
with; to follow
跟 is often used in spoken Chinese to mean 'with', similar to 与.