{"id":12842,"date":"2025-07-12T17:57:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=12842"},"modified":"2025-07-12T17:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:57:19","slug":"chinese-connecting-components","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/chinese-connecting-components\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Connecting Components"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/chinese-connecting-components\/#%E8%80%8C_er_%E2%80%93_but_and_yet\" >\u800c \u00e9r \u2013\u00a0but, and, yet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/chinese-connecting-components\/#%E5%90%8C_tong_%E2%80%93_with\" >\u540c t\u00f3ng \u2013\u00a0with<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/12\/chinese-connecting-components\/#%E8%88%87%E4%B8%8E_yu_%E2%80%93_and_with_together_with\" >\u8207\u4e0e y\u01d4 \u2013&nbsp;and, with, together with<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5159b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grammar Point:<\/mark><\/strong><br>\u800c \u00e9r, \u540c t\u00f3ng, and <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8207<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0e<\/span> y\u01d4 are three connectors<strong> commonly seen in formal or written Chinese.<\/strong>&nbsp;They are used to link words, phrases, or clauses. These connectors are&nbsp;<strong>rarely used in everyday spoken language<\/strong>&nbsp;and are typically found in settings such as news reports, official documents, speeches, and academic writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%80%8C_er_%E2%80%93_but_and_yet\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5159b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u800c \u00e9r \u2013\u00a0but, and, yet<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u800c \u00e9r is a connector often used in<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8e82b7\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong> formal or written Chinese.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/mark>It can show\u00a0<strong>contrast or transition<\/strong>, similar to \u201cbut\u201d or \u201cyet,\u201d and can also indicate\u00a0<strong>continuation or coordination<\/strong>, like \u201cand\u201d or \u201cand also.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8070\u660e<\/span><rt>c\u014dngm\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u806a\u660e<\/span><rt>c\u014dngm\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He is smart&nbsp;and&nbsp;hardworking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u9e97<\/span><rt>m\u011bil\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5805\u5f37<\/span><rt>ji\u0101nqi\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5988\u5988<\/span><rt>m\u0101ma<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7f8e\u4e3d<\/span><rt>m\u011bil\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u575a\u5f3a<\/span><rt>ji\u0101nqi\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>My mom is a beautiful and strong woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5247<\/span><rt>z\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9078\u64c7<\/span><rt>xu\u01cenz\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u68c4<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5219<\/span><rt>z\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9009\u62e9<\/span><rt>xu\u01cenz\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653e\u5f03<\/span><rt>f\u00e0ngq\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br> He worked hard,&nbsp;while&nbsp;she chose to give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u975c<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u5411<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ixi\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u9759<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u975e\u5e38<\/span><rt>f\u0113ich\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u5411<\/span><rt>w\u00e0ixi\u00e0ng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He is very quiet, while she is very outgoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b61<\/span><rt>x\u01d0hu\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u975c<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u74b0\u5883<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1nij\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5435\u96dc<\/span><rt>ch\u01ceoz\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u65b9<\/span><rt>d\u00ecf\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559c\u6b22<\/span><rt>x\u01d0huan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b89\u9759<\/span><rt>\u0101nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73af\u5883<\/span><rt>hu\u00e1nj\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt> <\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u800c<\/span><rt>\u00e9r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u662f<\/span><rt>b\u00fash\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5435\u6742<\/span><rt>ch\u01ceoz\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5730\u65b9<\/span><rt>d\u00ecfang<\/rt><\/ruby><br>I like quiet places,&nbsp;but not&nbsp;noisy ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E5%90%8C_tong_%E2%80%93_with\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5159b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u540c t\u00f3ng \u2013\u00a0with<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u540c t\u00f3ng is similar in meaning to \u8ddf g\u0113n or \u548c h\u00e9<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0often translating to \u201cwith\u201d or indicating shared action. However, it carries a\u00a0<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8e82b7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">more formal or literary tone<\/mark><\/strong>\u00a0and is\u00a0<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8e82b7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">more commonly used in written Chinese<\/mark><\/strong>, especially in\u00a0<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8e82b7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">legal or official documents<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8868\u54e5<\/span><rt>bi\u01ceog\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c3\u52a0<\/span><rt>c\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u590f\u4ee4\u71df<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0l\u00ecngy\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u660e<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceom\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8868\u54e5<\/span><rt>bi\u01ceog\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt>y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53c2\u52a0<\/span><rt>c\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u590f\u4ee4\u8425<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0l\u00ecngy\u00edng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Xiaoming went to summer camp together with his cousin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u68df<\/span><rt>d\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u6a13<\/span><rt>d\u00e0l\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4f<\/span><rt>zh\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt>z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u680b<\/span><rt>d\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u697c<\/span><rt>d\u00e0l\u00f3u<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He lives in the same building as I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66fe<\/span><rt>c\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c08\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u8005<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5171\u540c<\/span><rt>g\u00f2ngt\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64b0\u5beb<\/span><rt>zhu\u00e0nxi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653f\u7b56<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngc\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66fe<\/span><rt>c\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a<\/span><rt>du\u014d<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f4d<\/span><rt>w\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e13\u5bb6<\/span><rt>zhu\u0101nji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u8005<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9zh\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5171\u540c<\/span><rt>g\u00f2ngt\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u64b0\u5199<\/span><rt>zhu\u00e0nxi\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u653f\u7b56<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngc\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u544a<\/span><rt>b\u00e0og\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He has co-authored policy reports&nbsp;with several experts and scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb4<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ae\u4f4d<\/span><rt>d\u0101nw\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7c3d\u7f72<\/span><rt>qi\u0101nsh\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u4f5c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5354\u8b70<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8d35<\/span><rt>gu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5355\u4f4d<\/span><rt>d\u0101nw\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2<\/span><rt>y\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b7e\u7f72<\/span><rt>qi\u0101nsh\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u4f5c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534f\u8bae<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9y\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Our company has signed a cooperation agreement&nbsp;with your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u6703<\/span><rt>g\u014dnghu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c55\u958b<\/span><rt>zh\u01cenk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e8c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f2a<\/span><rt>l\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u85aa\u8cc7<\/span><rt>x\u012bnz\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5354\u5546<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9sh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f1a<\/span><rt>g\u014dnghu\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c55\u5f00<\/span><rt>zh\u01cenk\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b2c\u4e8c<\/span><rt>d\u00ec\u00e8r<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f6e<\/span><rt>l\u00fan<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u85aa\u8d44<\/span><rt>x\u012bnz\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u534f\u5546<\/span><rt>xi\u00e9sh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The company has begun a second round of salary negotiations&nbsp;with the labor union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Use\u00a0<strong>\u540c<\/strong> t\u00f3ng\u00a0when talking about\u00a0<strong>doing something together<\/strong>\u00a0(e.g., travel, talk, study).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E8%88%87%E4%B8%8E_yu_%E2%80%93_and_with_together_with\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5159b3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8207<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0e<\/span> y\u01d4 \u2013&nbsp;and, with, together with<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8207<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0e<\/span> y\u01d4 is a<strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8e82b7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">formal connector often used in written Chinese, such as in news reports, official documents, and academic writing.<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;It can mean&nbsp;\u201cand\u201d&nbsp;when listing items, or&nbsp;\u201cwith\u201d&nbsp;when expressing companionship or shared involvement. In some cases, it can also be used in&nbsp;contrastive structures, similar to<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u800c \u00e9r, to show comparison or opposition. Its&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#8e82b7\" class=\"has-inline-color\">literary tone<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;makes it less common in everyday spoken Chinese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8207<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5b78<\/span><rt>d\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u5b78<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngxu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0e<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5b66<\/span><rt>d\u00e0xu\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u540c\u5b66<\/span><rt>t\u00f3ngxu\u00e9<\/rt><\/ruby><br>He and I were classmates in college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3b\u984c<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4t\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8207<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u74b0\u4fdd<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ib\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u95dc<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ugu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e3b\u9898<\/span><rt>zh\u01d4t\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0e<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u73af\u4fdd<\/span><rt>h\u00e1ib\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u5173<\/span><rt>y\u01d2ugu\u0101n<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The theme of this book is related to environmental protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8207<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7236\u6bcd<\/span><rt>f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u95dc\u4fc2<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nx\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u89aa\u5bc6<\/span><rt>q\u012bnm\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0e<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7236\u6bcd<\/span><rt>f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5173\u7cfb<\/span><rt>gu\u0101nxi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eb2\u5bc6<\/span><rt>q\u012bnm\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><br>She has a close relationship with her parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8207<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7576\u5730<\/span><rt>d\u0101ngd\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b78\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u4f5c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa6<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3b\u52d5<\/span><rt>hu\u00f3d\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u516c\u53f8<\/span><rt>g\u014dngs\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0e<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f53\u5730<\/span><rt>d\u0101ngd\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5b66\u6821<\/span><rt>xu\u00e9xi\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u4f5c<\/span><rt>h\u00e9zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u529e<\/span><rt>b\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6d3b\u52a8<\/span><rt>hu\u00f3d\u00f2ng<\/rt><\/ruby><br>The company is collaborating with local schools to organize events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u529f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngg\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8207<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f80\u5f80<\/span><rt>w\u01cengw\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6210\u529f<\/span><rt>ch\u00e9ngg\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0e<\/span><rt>y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52aa\u529b<\/span><rt>n\u01d4l\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f80\u5f80<\/span><rt>w\u01cengw\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5206<\/span><rt>f\u0113n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d<\/span><rt>bu<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00<\/span><rt>k\u0101i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><\/ruby><br>Success and hard work often go hand in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Use&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8207<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e0e<\/span> y\u01d4<\/strong> when talking about&nbsp;<strong>relationships, cooperation, or contrast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/tiffanystalk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fcacd-buymeacoffee_red402x-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" style=\"width:150px;height:29px\" 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phrases, or clauses. 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