共

Meaning(adverb, vocab.word.pos.g, distinguishing word)

common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共产党, Communist party

Alone it's written style; speech uses 一共; also in 公共, 共同.

Examples

• 我们班共有三十个学生。

  wǒ men bān gòng yǒu sān shí gè xué shēng.

  There are thirty students in our class in total.

• 这些东西一共多少钱？

  zhè xiē dōng xi yí gòng duō shǎo qián?

  How much is all this altogether?

• 我们在公共汽车上见过。

  wǒ men zài gōng gòng qì chē shàng jiàn guò.

  We've met on the bus.

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