Meaning
一齐 means doing something together or at the same time. It emphasizes simultaneous action by multiple people or things. The word combines 一 (one) and 齐 (even, uniform) to convey the idea of acting as one unified group or at one unified moment.
Usage
一齐 is commonly used in both spoken and written Mandarin when describing group actions. It's slightly more formal than 一起 (yī qǐ), though they're often interchangeable. Native speakers frequently use 一齐 when emphasizing the simultaneity or coordination of an action, such as everyone doing something at exactly the same moment.
Examples
- 01大家一齐唱生日歌。.Everyone sang the birthday song together.
- 02听到哨声后，运动员们一齐冲出了起跑线。, .After hearing the whistle, the athletes all dashed out from the starting line together.
Characters
Common collocations
- 一齐行动to act together
- 一齐出发to set out together
- 一齐喊to shout in unison
Antonyms
Origin
The character 齐 originally depicted grain stalks of equal height, symbolizing evenness and uniformity. Combined with 一 (one), it creates the meaning of multiple entities acting as one unified whole.