一齐

一齊
yīqí
adverb HSK 6 #18,322

Meanings

  1. 1 at the same time; simultaneously
  2. 2 all together; in unison

Characters

All uniformly at once - simultaneously.

Examples

HSK 1
Tāmen yīqí zhàn le qǐlái.
They all stood up at once.
HSK 5
Dàjiā yīqí gǔzhǎng.
Everyone clapped at the same time.
HSK 6
Wèntí yīqí bàofā le.
All the problems erupted at the same time.

Tips

usage
一齐 emphasizes simultaneity - things happening at the exact same moment. Compare with 一起 (yīqǐ) which means 'together' and doesn't necessarily imply doing things at the exact same time.
usage
alone means 'neat/uniform/even.' 齐心协力 (qí xīn xié lì) = 'working together with one heart' - a common idiom for teamwork.

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