gēn

Usages of gēn

 可以kěyǐ gēn  shuō matā kěyǐ gēn wǒ shuō ma?
Can she talk with me?
 gēn shéi 一起yìqǐ  kàn 电影diànyǐngnǐ gēn shéi yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng?
Who are you going to watch a movie with?
 gēn  一起yìqǐ zài jiā kàn 电影diànyǐngwǒ gēn tā yìqǐ zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
She and I are watching a movie at home.
昨天zuótiān  gēn  shuō   néng zuótiān wǒ gēn tā shuō wǒ bù néng qù.
Yesterday I told her I couldn’t go.
因为yīnwèi  hěn máng, 所以suǒyǐ   néng gēn  一起yìqǐ  kàn 电影diànyǐngyīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù néng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
Because I am very busy, I can’t go watch a movie with you.
 周末zhōumò 打算dǎsuàn gēn shéi 一起yìqǐ 见面jiànmiànnǐ zhōumò dǎsuàn gēn shéi yìqǐ jiànmiàn?
Who do you plan to meet with on the weekend?
 一般yìbān 周末zhōumò  上班shàngbān, huì gēn 家人jiārén chī 午饭wǔfàntā yìbān zhōumò bú shàngbān, huì gēn jiārén chī wǔfàn.
She usually doesn't work on weekends and will have lunch with her family.
今年jīnnián 周末zhōumò  xiǎng gēn 家人jiārén zài jiā,  打算dǎsuàn 出去chūqù lejīnnián zhōumò wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā, bù dǎsuàn chūqù le.
This year on weekends I want to be at home with my family; I don't plan to go out.
  知道zhīdào 怎么办zěnmebàn,  jiù gēn   公园gōngyuán 聊天liáotiāntā bù zhīdào zěnmebàn, wǒ jiù gēn tā qù gōngyuán liáotiān.
She doesn’t know what to do, so I went to the park with her to chat.
  下课xiàkè jiù gēn 同学tóngxué 一起yìqǐ 上网shàngwǎngTā yí xiàkè jiù gēn tóngxué yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
As soon as class is over, she goes online with her classmates.
周末zhōumò  选择xuǎnzé zài jiā 休息xiūxi, 还是háishi gēn 同学tóngxué  公园gōngyuánzhōumò nǐ xuǎnzé zài jiā xiūxi, háishi gēn tóngxué qù gōngyuán?
On weekends, do you choose to rest at home or go to the park with your classmates?
 de 中文zhōngwén gēn  de 一样yíyàng hǎotā de zhōngwén gēn nǐ de yíyàng hǎo.
His Chinese is as good as yours.
zhè jiā 饭店fàndiàn de cài gēn 超市chāoshì  de 蔬菜shūcài 一样yíyàng 新鲜xīnxiānzhè jiā fàndiàn de cài gēn chāoshì lǐ de shūcài yíyàng xīnxiān.
The dishes in this restaurant are as fresh as the vegetables in the supermarket.
 de 想法xiǎngfǎ gēn  de 一样yíyàng, dōu  愿意yuànyì 放弃fàngqì 学习xuéxí 中文zhōngwéntā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ de yíyàng, dōu bú yuànyì fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.
Her way of thinking is the same as mine; neither of us is willing to give up studying Chinese.
 zài 聚会jùhuì shàng xiān 简单jiǎndān 介绍jièshào le 自己zìjǐ, 然后ránhòu jiù gēn 大家dàjiā 聊天liáotiāntā zài jùhuì shàng xiān jiǎndān jièshào le zìjǐ, ránhòu jiù gēn dàjiā liáotiān.
At the get-together he first briefly introduced himself, and then started chatting with everyone.
周末Zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan zài 公园gōngyuán gēn liǎng zhī gǒu wánZhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài gōngyuán gēn liǎng zhī gǒu wán.
On weekends I like to play with two dogs in the park.
 jiā yǒu  zhī māo, 常常chángcháng gēn  wántā jiā yǒu yì zhī māo, chángcháng gēn tā wán.
He has a cat at home that often plays with him.
 guò 生日shēngrì de 时候shíhou  xiǎng  hěn  de 聚会jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn   朋友péngyou 安静ānjìng de 吃饭chīfànWǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou bù xiǎng qù hěn dà de jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jǐ gè péngyou ānjìng de chīfàn.
When I have my birthday I don’t want to go to big parties; I just want to eat quietly with a few friends.
 觉得juéde 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài 公园gōngyuán wán,  一直yìzhí zài 手机shǒujī shàng 上网shàngwǎng 有意思yǒuyìsiWǒ juéde xiàbān yǐhòu gēn gǒu zài gōngyuán wán, bǐ yìzhí zài shǒujī shàng shàngwǎng yǒuyìsi.
I think playing with my dog in the park after work is more interesting than being online on my phone all the time.
Zài 火车站huǒchēzhàn gēn 朋友péngyou shuō 再见zàijiàn de 时候shíhou,  xiān  le 一会儿yíhuìr, 后来hòulái yòu xiào leZài huǒchēzhàn gēn péngyou shuō zàijiàn de shíhou, tā xiān kū le yíhuìr, hòulái yòu xiào le.
When saying goodbye to her friend at the train station, she first cried for a while and then smiled again.
今天jīntiān shì  de 生日shēngrì,  zhǐ xiǎng gēn 家人jiārén zài jiā 安静ānjìng de chī 晚饭wǎnfànjīntiān shì wǒ de shēngrì, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā ānjìng de chī wǎnfàn.
Today is my birthday; I just want to quietly eat dinner at home with my family.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu   xiǎng 出门chūmén, zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā gēn 家人jiārén 一起yìqǐ 吃饭chīfànxiàbān yǐhòu wǒ bù xiǎng chūmén, zhǐ xiǎng zài jiā gēn jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.
After work I don’t want to go out; I just want to eat with my family at home.
下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu  gēn 同事tóngshì shuō 再见zàijiànxiàbān yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngshì shuō zàijiàn.
After work I say goodbye to my coworker.
 希望xīwàng 明年míngnián néng gēn 室友shìyǒu 一起yìqǐ  别的biéde 城市chéngshì yóuwǒ xīwàng míngnián néng gēn shìyǒu yìqǐ qù biéde chéngshì lǚyóu.
I hope to travel to another city with my roommate next year.
 xiǎng 提高tígāo 中文zhōngwén 水平shuǐpíng,  shì 为了wèile ràng 成绩chéngjì gèng hǎo, 而是érshì 为了wèile  gēn gèng duō 朋友péngyou 自由zìyóu 表达biǎodá 自己zìjǐ de 想法xiǎngfǎwǒ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, bù shì wèile ràng chéngjì gèng hǎo, érshì wèile kěyǐ gēn gèng duō péngyou zìyóu biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.
I want to improve my Chinese level not to make my grades better, but so that I can freely express my ideas with more friends.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ wán 游戏yóuxì  shì 为了wèile yíng, 而是érshì 为了wèile gēn 朋友péngyou 一起yìqǐ wán de hěn 高兴gāoxìngtā shuō zìjǐ wán yóuxì bù shì wèile yíng, érshì wèile gēn péngyou yìqǐ wán de hěn gāoxìng.
She says she plays games not to win, but to have fun playing together with friends.
周末zhōumò  常常chángcháng gēn 同学tóngxué   篮球lánqiú, 有时候yǒushíhou   公园gōngyuán  足球zúqiúzhōumò tā chángcháng gēn tóngxué qù dǎ lánqiú, yǒushíhou yě qù gōngyuán tī zúqiú.
On weekends he often goes to play basketball with classmates, and sometimes goes to the park to play soccer.
 觉得juéde zhè  问题wèntí gēn 健康jiànkāng yǒu 关系guānxi,  gēn 每个měige rén de 兴趣xìngqù yǒu 关系guānxi, 所以suǒyǐ zhè  年轻niánqīng 记者jìzhě xiǎng xiě 一些yìxiē 文章wénzhāngtā juéde zhè gè wèntí gēn jiànkāng yǒu guānxi, yě gēn měige rén de xìngqù yǒu guānxi, suǒyǐ zhè gè niánqīng jìzhě xiǎng xiě yìxiē wénzhāng.
She thinks this question is related to health and also to each person’s interests, so this young reporter wants to write some articles.
 觉得juéde 公园gōngyuán 周围zhōuwéi de 环境huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè  城市chéngshì de 文化wénhuà  yǒu 关系guānxiwǒ juéde gōngyuán zhōuwéi de huánjìng hěn hǎo, zhè gēn zhè gè chéngshì de wénhuà yě yǒu guānxi.
I feel the environment around the park is very good, and this is also related to the culture of this city.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ de yóu 计划jìhuà gēn 别人biérén shuō 什么shénme méi yǒu 关系guānxi, zhǐ gēn 自己zìjǐ de 兴趣xìngqù yǒu 关系guānxitā shuō zìjǐ de lǚyóu jìhuà gēn biérén shuō shénme méi yǒu guānxi, zhǐ gēn zìjǐ de xìngqù yǒu guānxi.
He says his travel plans have nothing to do with what other people say, only with his own interests.
 常常chángcháng zài 公园gōngyuán gēn 它们tāmen wánwǒ chángcháng zài gōngyuán gēn tāmen wán.
I often play with them in the park.
周末zhōumò  喜欢xǐhuan gēn 同学tóngxué zài 公园gōngyuán  篮球lánqiúzhōumò wǒ xǐhuan gēn tóngxué zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
On weekends I like to play basketball with my classmates in the park.
  rén chī  wán zhè kuài 蛋糕dàngāo,  gēn  一起yìqǐ chī bawǒ yígè rén chī bù wán zhè kuài dàngāo, nǐ gēn wǒ yìqǐ chī ba.
I can’t finish this piece of cake by myself; eat it together with me.
 第一次dìyīcì gēn 女朋友nǚpéngyou zài 饭店fàndiàn 约会yuēhuì, 为了wèile 找到zhǎodào 合适héshì de 地点dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔtā dìyīcì gēn nǚpéngyou zài fàndiàn yuēhuì, wèile zhǎodào héshì de dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔ.
The first time he had a date with his girlfriend at a restaurant, he thought for a long time to find a suitable place.
周末zhōumò  常常chángcháng dài 孩子háizi  看看kànkan 亲戚qīnqi, gēn 阿姨āyí zài jiā  聊天liáotiānzhōumò tā chángcháng dài háizi qù kànkan qīnqi, gēn āyí zài jiā lǐ liáotiān.
On weekends she often takes the child to visit relatives and chats at home with her aunt.
周末zhōumò   xiǎng gēn 亲戚qīnqi 一起yìqǐ  聚会jùhuìzhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng gēn qīnqi yìqǐ qù jùhuì.
On weekends I don’t want to go to parties with relatives.
 每天měitiān 早上zǎoshang zuò 公交车gōngjiāochē de 时候shíhou, 常常chángcháng gēn 司机sījī shuō “早上好zǎoshanghǎo”。wǒ měitiān zǎoshang zuò gōngjiāochē de shíhou, chángcháng gēn sījī shuō “zǎoshanghǎo".
Every morning on the bus I often say “good morning” to the driver.
yǒu de 司机sījī hěn 安静ānjìng, yǒu de 司机sījī 喜欢xǐhuan gēn  聊天liáotiānyǒu de sījī hěn ānjìng, yǒu de sījī xǐhuan gēn wǒ liáotiān.
Some drivers are very quiet; some like to chat with me.
 xiān shàng 楼上lóushàng de 洗手间xǐshǒujiān, zài 下来xiàlái gēn  一起yìqǐ 继续jìxù 购物gòuwùtā xiān shàng lóushàng de xǐshǒujiān, zài xiàlái gēn wǒ yìqǐ jìxù gòuwù.
She first goes upstairs to the restroom, then comes back down and continues shopping with me.
有一天yǒuyìtiān  xiǎng gēn 家人jiārén zài 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùyǒuyìtiān wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài gōngyuán sànbù.
One day I want to take a walk in the park with my family.
shàng 大学dàxué 以前yǐqián,  常常chángcháng gēn  讨论tǎolùn 自己zìjǐ xiǎng xué 什么shénme 专业zhuānyèshàng dàxué yǐqián, tā chángcháng gēn wǒ tǎolùn zìjǐ xiǎng xué shénme zhuānyè.
Before going to university, he often discussed with me what major he wanted to study.
寒假hánjià  暑假shǔjià de 时候shíhou, hěn duō 大学生dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn 爷爷yéye 奶奶nǎinai 一起yìqǐ guò jiéhánjià hé shǔjià de shíhou, hěn duō dàxuéshēng huí jiā gēn yéye nǎinai yìqǐ guò jié.
During winter and summer vacation, many college students go home to spend the holidays with their grandparents.
下个xiàge 星期xīngqī 我们wǒmen 打算dǎsuàn gēn 老师lǎoshī 一起yìqǐ 参观cānguān 城市chéngshì  de 博物馆bówùguǎnxiàge xīngqī wǒmen dǎsuàn gēn lǎoshī yìqǐ cānguān chéngshì lǐ de bówùguǎn.
Next week we plan to visit the museum in the city together with our teacher.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ 虽然suīrán 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 害羞hàixiū, 但是dànshì gēn 观众guānzhòng 说话shuōhuà de 时候shíhou 觉得juéde hěn 兴奋xīngfèntā shuō zìjǐ suīrán yǒudiǎnr hàixiū, dànshì gēn guānzhòng shuōhuà de shíhou juéde hěn xīngfèn.
She says that although she is a bit shy, she feels very excited when she talks with the audience.
每次měicì gēn 家人jiārén 分开fēnkāi de 时候shíhou,   huì 有点儿yǒudiǎnr 难过nánguò, 但是dànshì hěn kuài jiù 习惯xíguàn leměicì gēn jiārén fēnkāi de shíhou, wǒ yě huì yǒudiǎnr nánguò, dànshì hěn kuài jiù xíguàn le.
Every time I part from my family, I also feel a bit sad, but I quickly get used to it.
zhè  jié  xiǎng zài jiā gēn 家人jiārén  吃饭chīfànzhè gè jié wǒ xiǎng zài jiā gēn jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.
On this holiday I want to eat at home with my family.
yǒu de 学生xuéshēng hěn 害羞hàixiū,  tài 喜欢xǐhuan zài 聚会jùhuì shàng gēn 别人biéren 聊天liáotiānyǒu de xuéshēng hěn hàixiū, bù tài xǐhuan zài jùhuì shàng gēn biéren liáotiān.
Some students are very shy and don’t really like chatting with others at parties.
昨天zuótiān 下 xiàwǔ 校长xiàozhǎng zài 教学楼jiàoxuélóu 门口ménkǒu gēn 家长jiāzhǎng men 聊天liáotiānzuótiān xiàwǔ xiàozhǎng zài jiàoxuélóu ménkǒu gēn jiāzhǎng men liáotiān.
Yesterday afternoon the principal chatted with the parents at the entrance of the classroom building.
下课xiàkè 以后yǐhòu  gēn 同学tóngxué 一起yìqǐ huí 宿舍sùshè 休息xiūxixiàkè yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngxué yìqǐ huí sùshè xiūxi.
After class I go back to the dorm with my classmates to rest.
周末zhōumò   xiǎng zài 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 打工dǎgōng, zhǐ xiǎng gēn 家人jiārén zài jiā 安静ānjìng de 吃饭chīfànzhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng zài kāfēiguǎn dǎgōng, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā ānjìng de chīfàn.
On weekends I don’t want to work part‑time at the café; I only want to eat quietly at home with my family.
Gēn 不同bùtóng 国家guójiā de 同学tóngxué 交流jiāoliú 看法kànfǎ, ràng  觉得juéde 世界shìjiè hěn Gēn bùtóng guójiā de tóngxué jiāoliú kànfǎ, ràng tā juéde shìjiè hěn dà.
Exchanging views with classmates from different countries makes her feel the world is very big.
 de 性格xìnggé gēn  hěn xiàng, dōu  喜欢xǐhuan chǎo de 地方dìfangtā de xìnggé gēn wǒ hěn xiàng, dōu bù xǐhuan chǎo de dìfang.
Her personality is very similar to mine; we both don’t like noisy places.
一方面yìfāngmiàn  xiǎng zài jiā 休息xiūxi, 一方面yìfāngmiàn yòu xiǎng gēn 朋友péngyou  公园gōngyuán 散步sànbùyìfāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng zài jiā xiūxi, yìfāngmiàn yòu xiǎng gēn péngyou qù gōngyuán sànbù.
On one hand I want to rest at home; on the other hand I want to go take a walk in the park with friends.
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