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FromLesson 3inHardcore Chinese

Usages of gēn

她tā　可以kěyǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　说shuō　吗ma？tā kěyǐ gēn wǒ shuō ma?
Can she talk with me?
你nǐ　跟gēn　谁shéi　一起yìqǐ　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng？nǐ gēn shéi yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng?
Who are you going to watch a movie with?
我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　一起yìqǐ　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒ gēn tā yìqǐ zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
She and I are watching a movie at home.
昨天zuótiān　我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　说shuō　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　去qù。zuótiān wǒ gēn tā shuō wǒ bù néng qù.
Yesterday I told her I couldn’t go.
因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　跟gēn　你nǐ　一起yìqǐ　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。yīnwèi 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.
你nǐ　周末zhōumò　打算dǎsuàn　跟gēn　谁shéi　一起yìqǐ　见面jiànmiàn？nǐ zhōumò dǎsuàn gēn shéi yìqǐ jiànmiàn?
Who do you plan to meet with on the weekend?
她tā　一般yìbān　周末zhōumò　不bú　上班shàngbān，　会huì　跟gēn　家人jiārén　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。tā 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　我wǒ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　家jiā，　不bù　打算dǎsuàn　出去chūqù　了le。jīnnián 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.
她tā　不bù　知道zhīdào　怎么办zěnmebàn，　我wǒ　就jiù　跟gēn　她tā　去qù　公园gōngyuán　聊天liáotiān。tā 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.
她Tā　一yí　下课xiàkè　就jiù　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　一起yìqǐ　上网shàngwǎng。Tā yí xiàkè jiù gēn tóngxué yìqǐ shàngwǎng.
As soon as class is over, she goes online with her classmates.
周末zhōumò　你nǐ　选择xuǎnzé　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi，　还是háishi　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　去qù　公园gōngyuán？zhōumò 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?
他tā　的de　中文zhōngwén　跟gēn　你nǐ　的de　一样yíyàng　好hǎo。tā de zhōngwén gēn nǐ de yíyàng hǎo.
His Chinese is as good as yours.
这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　的de　菜cài　跟gēn　超市chāoshì　里lǐ　的de　蔬菜shūcài　一样yíyàng　新鲜xīnxiān。zhè 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.
她tā　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ　跟gēn　我wǒ　的de　一样yíyàng，　都dōu　不bú　愿意yuànyì　放弃fàngqì　学习xuéxí　中文zhōngwén。tā 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.
他tā　在zài　聚会jùhuì　上shàng　先xiān　简单jiǎndān　介绍jièshào　了le　自己zìjǐ，　然后ránhòu　就jiù　跟gēn　大家dàjiā　聊天liáotiān。tā 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　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跟gēn　两liǎng　只zhī　狗gǒu　玩wán。Zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài gōngyuán gēn liǎng zhī gǒu wán.
On weekends I like to play with two dogs in the park.
他tā　家jiā　有yǒu　一yì　只zhī　猫māo，　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　他tā　玩wán。tā jiā yǒu yì zhī māo, chángcháng gēn tā wán.
He has a cat at home that often plays with him.
我Wǒ　过guò　生日shēngrì　的de　时候shíhou　不bù　想xiǎng　去qù　很hěn　大dà　的de　聚会jùhuì，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　几jǐ　个gè　朋友péngyou　安静ānjìng　地de　吃饭chīfàn。Wǒ 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.
我Wǒ　觉得juéde　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　跟gēn　狗gǒu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　玩wán，　比bǐ　一直yìzhí　在zài　手机shǒujī　上shàng　上网shàngwǎng　有意思yǒuyìsi。Wǒ 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.
在Zài　火车站huǒchēzhàn　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　说shuō　再见zàijiàn　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　先xiān　哭kū　了le　一会儿yíhuìr，　后来hòulái　又yòu　笑xiào　了le。Zài 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　是shì　我wǒ　的de　生日shēngrì，　我wǒ　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　家jiā　安静ānjìng　地de　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。jīntiān 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　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　出门chūmén，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　跟gēn　家人jiārén　一起yìqǐ　吃饭chīfàn。xiàbān 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　我wǒ　跟gēn　同事tóngshì　说shuō　再见zàijiàn。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngshì shuō zàijiàn.
After work I say goodbye to my coworker.
我wǒ　希望xīwàng　明年míngnián　能néng　跟gēn　室友shìyǒu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　别的biéde　城市chéngshì　旅lǚ游yóu。wǒ xīwàng míngnián néng gēn shìyǒu yìqǐ qù biéde chéngshì lǚyóu.
I hope to travel to another city with my roommate next year.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　提高tígāo　中文zhōngwén　水平shuǐpíng，　不bú　是shì　为了wèile　让ràng　成绩chéngjì　更gèng　好hǎo，　而是érshì　为了wèile　可kě以yǐ　跟gēn　更gèng　多duō　朋友péngyou　自由zìyóu　表达biǎodá　自己zìjǐ　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ。wǒ xiǎng tígāo zhōngwén shuǐpíng, bú 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.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　玩wán　游戏yóuxì　不bú　是shì　为了wèile　赢yíng，　而是érshì　为了wèile　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　一起yìqǐ　玩wán　得de　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā shuō zìjǐ wán yóuxì bú 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　他tā　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　去qù　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú，　有时候yǒushíhou　也yě　去qù　公园gōngyuán　踢tī　足球zúqiú。zhōumò 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.
她tā　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　问题wèntí　跟gēn　健康jiànkāng　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　也yě　跟gēn　每个měige　人rén　的de　兴趣xìngqù　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　所以suǒyǐ　这zhè　个gè　年轻niánqīng　记者jìzhě　想xiǎng　写xiě　一些yìxiē　文章wénzhāng。tā 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.
我wǒ　觉得juéde　公园gōngyuán　周围zhōuwéi　的de　环境huánjìng　很hěn　好hǎo，　这zhè　跟gēn　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　文化wénhuà　也yě　有yǒu　关系guānxi。wǒ 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.
他tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　的de　旅lǚ游yóu　计划jìhuà　跟gēn　别人biérén　说shuō　什么shénme　没méi　有yǒu　关系guānxi，　只zhǐ　跟gēn　自己zìjǐ　的de　兴趣xìngqù　有yǒu　关系guānxi。tā 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.
我wǒ　常常chángcháng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跟gēn　它们tāmen　玩wán。wǒ chángcháng zài gōngyuán gēn tāmen wán.
I often play with them in the park.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　在zài　公园gōngyuán　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan gēn tóngxué zài gōngyuán dǎ lánqiú.
On weekends I like to play basketball with my classmates in the park.
我wǒ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　不bù　完wán　这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo，　你nǐ　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　吃chī　吧ba。wǒ 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.
他tā　第一次dìyīcì　跟gēn　女朋友nǚpéngyou　在zài　饭店fàndiàn　约会yuēhuì，　为了wèile　找到zhǎodào　合适héshì　的de　地点dìdiǎn　想xiǎng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。tā 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　她tā　常常chángcháng　带dài　孩子háizi　去qù　看看kànkan　亲戚qīnqi，　跟gēn　阿姨āyí　在zài　家jiā　里lǐ　聊天liáotiān。zhōumò 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　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　跟gēn　亲戚qīnqi　一起yìqǐ　去qù　聚会jùhuì。zhōumò wǒ bù xiǎng gēn qīnqi yìqǐ qù jùhuì.
On weekends I don’t want to go to parties with relatives.
我wǒ　每天měitiān　早上zǎoshang　坐zuò　公交车gōngjiāochē　的de　时候shíhou，　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　司机sījī　说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.
有yǒu　的de　司机sījī　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　有yǒu　的de　司机sījī　喜欢xǐhuan　跟gēn　我wǒ　聊天liáotiān。yǒu de sījī hěn ānjìng, yǒu de sījī xǐhuan gēn wǒ liáotiān.
Some drivers are very quiet; some like to chat with me.
她tā　先xiān　上shàng　楼上lóushàng　的de　洗手间xǐshǒujiān，　再zài　下来xiàlái　跟gēn　我wǒ　一起yìqǐ　继续jìxù　购物gòuwù。tā 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　我wǒ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。yǒuyìtiān wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài gōngyuán sànbù.
One day I want to take a walk in the park with my family.
上shàng　大学dàxué　以前yǐqián，　他tā　常常chángcháng　跟gēn　我wǒ　讨论tǎolùn　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　学xué　什么shénme　专业zhuānyè。shàng 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　和hé　暑假shǔjià　的de　时候shíhou，　很hěn　多duō　大学生dàxuéshēng　回huí　家jiā　跟gēn　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　一起yìqǐ　过guò　节jié。hánjià 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　跟gēn　老师lǎoshī　一起yìqǐ　参观cānguān　城市chéngshì　里lǐ　的de　博物馆bówùguǎn。xiàge 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.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　虽然suīrán　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　害羞hàixiū，　但是dànshì　跟gēn　观众guānzhòng　说话shuōhuà　的de　时候shíhou　觉得juéde　很hěn　兴奋xīngfèn。tā 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　跟gēn　家人jiārén　分开fēnkāi　的de　时候shíhou，　我wǒ　也yě　会huì　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　难过nánguò，　但是dànshì　很hěn　快kuài　就jiù　习惯xíguàn　了le。měicì 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.
这zhè　个gè　节jié　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　跟gēn　家人jiārén　一yì起qǐ　吃饭chīfàn。zhè gè jié wǒ xiǎng zài jiā gēn jiārén yìqǐ chīfàn.
On this holiday I want to eat at home with my family.
有yǒu　的de　学生xuéshēng　很hěn　害羞hàixiū，　不bú　太tài　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　聚会jùhuì　上shàng　跟gēn　别人biéren　聊天liáotiān。yǒu de xuéshēng hěn hàixiū, bú 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　午xiàwǔ　校长xiàozhǎng　在zài　教学楼jiàoxuélóu　门口ménkǒu　跟gēn　家长jiāzhǎng　们men　聊天liáotiān。zuótiān 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　我wǒ　跟gēn　同学tóngxué　一起yìqǐ　回huí　宿舍sùshè　休息xiūxi。xiàkè yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngxué yìqǐ huí sùshè xiūxi.
After class I go back to the dorm with my classmates to rest.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　在zài　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　打工dǎgōng，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　家jiā　安静ānjìng　地de　吃饭chīfàn。zhōumò 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.
跟Gēn　不同bùtóng　国家guójiā　的de　同学tóngxué　交流jiāoliú　看法kànfǎ，　让ràng　她tā　觉得juéde　世界shìjiè　很hěn　大dà。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.
她tā　的de　性格xìnggé　跟gēn　我wǒ　很hěn　像xiàng，　都dōu　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　吵chǎo　的de　地方dìfang。tā 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　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　家jiā　休息xiūxi，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　又yòu　想xiǎng　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。yìfāngmiàn 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.
她tā　戴着dàizhe　口罩kǒuzhào　去qù　公司gōngsī，　跟gēn　经理jīnglǐ　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　想xiǎng　请假qǐngjià　两liǎng　天tiān。tā dàizhe kǒuzhào qù gōngsī, gēn jīnglǐ shuō zìjǐ xiǎng qǐngjià liǎng tiān.
She went to the company wearing a mask and told the manager that she wanted to take two days off.
她tā　不但búdàn　很hěn　聪明cōngming，　而且érqiě　很hěn　诚实chéngshí，　所以suǒyǐ　大家dàjiā　都dōu　愿意yuànyì　跟gēn　她tā　合作hézuò。tā búdàn hěn cōngming, érqiě hěn chéngshí, suǒyǐ dàjiā dōu yuànyì gēn tā hézuò.
She is not only smart, but also honest, so everyone is willing to work with her.
这家zhèjiā　店diàn　的de　人rén　很hěn　有礼貌yǒulǐmào，　一yí　进门jìnmén　就jiù　笑xiào　着zhe　跟gēn　我们wǒmen　说shuō　“你好nǐhǎo”。zhèjiā diàn de rén hěn yǒulǐmào, yí jìnmén jiù xiào zhe gēn wǒmen shuō “nǐhǎo".
The people in this shop are very polite; as soon as you walk in, they smile and say “hello” to us.
我wǒ　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　谈tán　天气tiānqì。wǒ gēn péngyou tán tiānqì.
I am talking about the weather with a friend.
他tā　明年míngnián　跟gēn　她tā　结婚jiéhūn。tā míngnián gēn tā jiéhūn.
He is getting married to her next year.
请qǐng　跟gēn　孩子háizi　说shuō　晚安wǎn’ān。qǐng gēn háizi shuō wǎn'ān.
Please say good night to the children.
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