一共

Chinese

 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
all together; in while; to share
all together; in while; to share; common; general; together; total
simp. and trad.
(一共)
一 共

Pronunciation 1


Adverb

一共

  1. altogether; in total; in all; in sum
    連工帶料,一共多少錢? [MSC, trad.]
    连工带料,一共多少钱? [MSC, simp.]
    Lián gōng dài liào, yīgòng duōshào qián? [Pinyin]
    How much is it with material and labour all together?
    我們一共十二個人吃飯。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们一共十二个人吃饭。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen yīgòng shí èr ge rén chīfàn. [Pinyin]
    There were twelve of us in all for dinner.
    他一共也沒說幾句話。 [MSC, trad.]
    他一共也没说几句话。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yīgòng yě méi shuō jǐ jù huà. [Pinyin]
    He didn't say much. [lit. He didn't say many sentences.]
Synonyms

Pronunciation 2


Noun

一共

  1. Short for 第一共和國/第一共和国 (dì-yī gònghéguó, “first republic”).
  2. (figurative) Mao or pre-reform era of the People's Republic of China
Coordinate terms
  • 二共
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.