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How to write 跟

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跟 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 2. An elementary band: common words for simple everyday exchanges.

跟 in a sentence

• 我wǒ跟gēn朋péng友yǒu去qù吃chī饭fàn。

  I went to eat with friends.

• 请qǐng跟gēn我wǒ来lái。

  Please come with me.

• 她tā跟gēn她tā妈mā妈mā很hěn像xiàng。

  She looks a lot like her mom.

跟 vs 和 vs 与

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 和 hé and; with

  Interchangeable for 'and/with' in casual speech — 和 is neutral-formal; 跟 is colloquial and also means 'to follow' (跟我来).

• 与 yǔ and; with (formal)

  Written or formal 'and' — 会议与谈判. Don't use it in daily speech.