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一共 in Context

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一共

Usage 1 - "altogether, in all, in total": 

Sentence:

宝贝儿不小心丢掉了口袋里所有的钱,一共好几百块。

English:

Baby accidentally lost all the money in his/her pocket. There were quite a few hundred in total.

Top-Down Words:

掉 diào - (verb complement indicating complete removal, fulfillment)
里 lǐ - inside, within
所有 suóyǒu - all
 
钱 qián - money


Sentence:

菜一共多少钱?

English:

How much are the dishes altogether?

Top-Down Words:


 *Sentence:

某些人才开始学,一共学了不到一百个词,就想用中文和中国人交流了。

English:

Some people have just started studying (Chinese) and have only learned less than 100 words, and they want to talk with Chinese people in Chinese.

Top-Down Words:

学 xué - to learn
就 jiù - then
交流 jiāoliú - communicate



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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Neil

Is the 一 second tone? or is 一 always 1st tone in mainland China?

Mandarin Blueprint

Tone sandhi rule! 一 before a fourth tone (e.g., 共 gòng) changes to 2nd tone.

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Makai Allbert

"宝贝儿不小心丢掉了口袋里所有的钱,一共好几百块。" Can you please explain a little what the "好" is doing in this sentence?

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Mandarin Blueprint

I updated the translation, because 几百 is "a few hundred" and 好几百 is "quite a few hundred." The 好 is used to add more to the estimate.

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