一共 yígòng — altogether, in total
yígòng (second tone, rising)yi2gong4
altogether, in total
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)adverb
Meanings
altogether, in total
Sums things up. It stands before the verb, and the total follows it: 一共有二十个人, 一共多少钱？
adverb
Example sentences
- 一共多少钱？一共多少錢？Yígòng (second tone, rising) duōshao (first tone, high and level) qián? (second tone, rising)···
How much is that altogether?
- 我们班一共有二十个学生。我們班一共有二十個學生。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) bān (first tone, high and level) yígòng (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping) èrshí (fourth tone, falling) ge (neutral tone) xuésheng. (second tone, rising)···
There are twenty students in our class in total.