How common it is
共 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say gòng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
共表示总共、一起。
gòng biǎo shì zǒng gòng 、 yì qǐ。
Altogether means in total or together.
Context note
共常出现在人数、数量和总和里。
gòng cháng chū xiàn zài rén shù 、 shù liàng hé zǒng hé lǐ。
Altogether often appears with people, quantity, and totals.
5 examples
共十人。
gòng shí rén。
A total of ten people.
我们共三本书。
wǒ men gòng sān běn shū。
We have three books altogether.
共用一个盒子。
gòng yòng yí gè hé zi。
Use one box together.
共来了五个人。
gòng lái le wǔ gè rén。
A total of five people came.
共花了多少钱？
gòng huā le duō shǎo qián？
How much money was spent in total?
5 mini stories
这次活动共来了很多人。
zhè cì huó dòng gòng lái le hěn duō rén。
A lot of people came to this event in total.
我们共用了三张纸。
wǒ men gòng yòng le sān zhāng zhǐ。
We used three sheets of paper altogether.
老师问共多少个同学参加。
lǎo shī wèn gòng duō shǎo gè tóng xué cān jiā。
The teacher asked how many classmates participated in total.
共吃了两碗饭以后，我觉得很饱。
gòng chī le liǎng wǎn fàn yǐ hòu， wǒ jué de hěn bǎo。
After eating two bowls of rice in total, I felt full.
这本书共十页，读起来很快。
zhè běn shū gòng shí yè， dú qǐ lái hěn kuài。
This book has ten pages in total and is quick to read.