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一共

yī gòng · yi gong

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HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. altogether
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The plastic bag

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，一共(yīgòng)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Boss, how much is it altogether?

  2. Qiqi

    一共(yīgòng)四十二(sìshíèr)块(kuài)。

    Forty-two yuan altogether.

  3. Dengdeng

    三串(sānchuàn)烤肉(kǎoròu)三十(sānshí)，两杯(liǎngbēi)饮料(yǐnliào)十块(shíkuài)，怎么(zěnme)不是(bùshì)四十(sìshí)？

    Three skewers thirty, two drinks ten. Why isn't it forty?

  4. Qiqi

    塑料袋(sùliàodài)两块(liǎngkuài)。

    The plastic bag is two yuan.

  5. Dengdeng

    袋子(dàizi)也(yě)要(yào)钱(qián)吗(ma)？

    You charge for the bag?

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)不要(bùyào)袋子(dàizi)，提着(tízhe)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    Then we don't need a bag. We'll carry it and eat.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)一(yí)共(gòng)花(huā)了(le)多(duō)少(shao)钱(qián)？

What is the total amount of money you spent?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)这(zhè)趟(tàng)旅(lǚ)程(chéng)一(yí)共(gòng)需(xū)要(yào)十(shí)二(èr)天(tiān)。

This trip of mine would need twelve days in total.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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一
yī

one; single

共
gòng

common; general

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