跟 (gēn) means With (follow - and). Below are 24 of the 55 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
我 跟 朋友一起去公园。
Wǒ gēn péngyou yìqǐ qù gōngyuán.
I'm going to the park with a friend.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 跟
有事请 跟 我联系。
Yǒu shì qǐng gēn wǒ liánxì.
Please get in touch with me if anything comes up.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 联系
这件事 跟 他无关。
Zhè jiàn shì gēn tā wú guān.
This matter has nothing to do with him.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 无
他喜欢 跟 邻居聊天。
Tā xǐhuan gēn línjū liáotiān.
He likes chatting with the neighbours.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 聊天
他 跟 他哥哥一样高。
Tā gēn tā gēge yíyàng gāo.
He is as tall as his older brother.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 一样
他笑着 跟 我打招呼。
Tā xiào zhe gēn wǒ dǎ zhāohu.
He greeted me with a smile.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打招呼
他 跟 父亲长得很像。
Tā gēn fùqin zhǎng de hěn xiàng.
He looks a lot like his father.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 父亲
他的想法 跟 我相反。
Tā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ xiāngfǎn.
His idea is the opposite of mine.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 相反
他 跟 朋友约会去了。
Tā gēn péngyou yuēhuì qù le.
He has gone to meet a friend.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 约会
你可以直接 跟 他说。
Nǐ kěyǐ zhíjiē gēn tā shuō.
You can speak to him directly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 直接
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From the graded readers
我把事情 跟 他说了一遍。
wǒ bǎ shìqing gēn tā shuōle yī biàn.
I explained the situation to him.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
我说：“ 跟 我这里的一样。”
wǒ shuō:" gēn wǒ zhèlǐ de / dì yíyàng."
I said, "It's the same as mine here."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
我 跟 他说了再见，然后走出了车站。
wǒ gēn tā shuōle zàijiàn, ránhòu zǒu chūle chēzhàn.
I said goodbye to him and walked out of the station.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
放假的时候，我 跟 三个朋友去旅行。
fàng jiǎ de / dì shíhou, wǒ gēn sān gè péngyou qù lǚxíng.
During the holiday I went travelling with three friends.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
到了公司，同事们也没有 跟 我说纪念日快乐。
dàole gōngsī, tóngshì men yě méiyǒu gēn wǒ shuō jìniànrì kuàilè.
At the office, none of my colleagues said happy anniversary either.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
李老师 跟 我说：“慢一点儿没关系，别停下来。”
lǐ lǎoshī gēn wǒ shuō:" màn yīdiǎn ér méiguānxi, bié tíngxìalái."
Teacher Li said to me, "Slower is fine — just don't stop."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher
那位老先生 跟 我说：“我七年前开始的。我唯一后悔的是没有更早开始。”
nàiwèi lǎo xiānsheng gēn wǒ shuō:" wǒ qī niánqián kāishǐ de / dì. wǒ wéi / wěi yī hòuhuǐ de / dì shì méiyǒu gèng / gēng zǎo kāishǐ."
The elderly gentleman said to me, "I started seven years ago. My only regret is not starting sooner."
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
From the travel phrasebook
下周我 跟 您确认。
Xià zhōu wǒ gēn nín quèrèn.
I'll confirm with you next week.
Travel phrasebook · WeChat and staying in touch
我回去 跟 同事商量。
Wǒ huíqù gēn tóngshì shāngliang.
I'll discuss it with my colleagues.
Travel phrasebook · Meetings and introductions
From the grammar library
她 跟 朋友一起吃饭。
Tā gēn péngyou yìqǐ chīfàn.
She eats with friends.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · Word order — Subject + Verb + Object
跟 appears in 55 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 跟
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 跟
How is 跟 used in a sentence?
This page shows 55 sentences using 跟 (gēn, "With (follow - and)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 跟 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 跟 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 跟 an HSK word?
Yes — 跟 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 跟?
The dictionary page for 跟 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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