與 (jyu5 | yu3 yu4) : and, or, with; give

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與

jyu5

yu3 yu4

jyu5 & yu3 [1] and; or; with; against [2] give; offer; grant [3] get along with; be on good terms with
jyu5 & yu4 [v] take part in; participate in

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 臼 (#134)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

與 / 与

This word has been viewed 15143 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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參與 caam1 jyu5 can1 yu4 = participate in; take part in; involve oneself in

與其 jyu5 kei4 yu4 qi2 = rather than... / 與其 A 不如 B (rather than A, better to B) 國

與你無關 jyu5 nei5 mou4 gwaan1 yu3 ni3 wu2 guan1 = none of your business 國

與此同時 jyu5 ci2 tung4 si4 yu3 ci3 tong2 shi2 = meanwhile

與會 jyu5 wui6*2 yu4 hui4 = take part in a meeting

積極參與 zik1 gik6 caam1 jyu6 = active involvement

相與 soeng1 jyu5 = get along with; together

與會者 jyu5 wui6*2 ze2 yu4 hui4 zhe3 = attendee of a meeting

樂與怒 lok6 jyu4 nou6 = rock'n roll

好相與 hou2 soeng1 jyu5 = amiable 粵

亞洲與太平洋 aa3 zau1 jyu5 taai3 ping4 joeng4 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) zhou1 yu3 tai4 ping2 yang2 = Asia-Pacific

亞洲與太平洋地區 aa3 zau1 jyu5 taai3 ping4 joeng4 dei6 keoi1 ya3/4 (Taiwan) zhou1 yu3 tai4 ping2 yang2 di4 qu1 = Asia-Pacific region

觀點與角度 gun1 dim2 jyu5 gok3 dou6 = from my point of view 粵

與時並進 jyu5 si4 bing6 zeon3 yu3 shi2 bing4 jin4 = to advance with the times

與眾不同 jyu5 zung3 bat1 tung4 yu3 zhong4 bu4 tong2 = out of the ordinary; special

與生俱來 jyu5 sang1 keoi1 loi4 yu3 sheng1 ju4 lai2 = be born with; inherent; innate

與時俱進 jyu5 si4 keoi1 zeon3 yu3 shi2 ju4 jin4 = to keep pace with current developments; to keep pace with current trends; to stay up-to-date

也與 jaa5 jyu5 ye3 yu3 = a final particle of exclamation 國

波斯尼亞與黑塞哥維那 bo1 si1 nei4 aa3 jyu5 haak1 coi3 go1 wai4 naa5 bo1 si1 ni2 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) yu3 hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4 = Bosnia and Herzegovina

梁山伯與祝英台 loeng4 saan1 baak3 jyu5 zuk1 jing1 toi4 liang2 shan1 bo2 yu3 zhu4 ying1 tai2 = The Butterfly Lovers

事與願違 si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4 shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2 = the outcome of sth. is contrary to one's expectations or wishes

與世長辭 jyu5 sai3 coeng4 ci4 yu3 shi4 chang2 ci2 = to permanently depart from this world; decease; die

魚與熊掌，不可兼得 jyu4 jyu5 hung4 zoeng2, bat1 ho2 gim1 dak1 yu2 yu3 xiong2 zhang3, bu4 ke3 jian1 de2 = have to choose between one or the other (because you can't have both)

時不我與 si4 bat1 ngo5 jyu5 shi2 bu4 wo3 yu3 = 1. once time is lost it can't be retrieved 2. time is running out; time is of essence

與虎謀皮 jyu5 fu2 mau4 pei4 yu3 hu3 mou2 pi2 = make unrealistic request; courting disaster

安全與交換委員會 on1 cyun4 jyu5 gaau1 wun6 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 an1 quan2 yu3 jiao1 huan4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 = Securities and Exchange Communication (SEC)

歐洲安全與合作組織 au1 zau1 on1 cyun4 jyu5 hap6 zok3 zou2 zik1 ou1 zhou1 an1 quan2 yu3 he2 zuo4 zu3 zhi1 = Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

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請小心列車與月台間之空隙
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform
[MTR announcement]

與其苟且偷生不如死
It is better to die than to drag on with such an ignoble existence.

香港機場與時並進
Hong Kong Airport is to improve and advance with the times.

與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.

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