跟

gēn

preposition HSK 1 #70

Meanings

1 with
2 and
3 to follow

Characters

with; and; to follow

足 (foot) + 艮 (gèn) phonetic — feet following along

Examples

我跟他是朋友。

Wǒ gēn tā shì péngyou.

He and I are friends.

你跟我来。

Nǐ gēn wǒ lái.

Follow me.

我想跟你说一件事。

Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ shuō yí jiàn shì.

I want to tell you something.

Tips

usage

跟 and 和 both mean 'and/with,' but 跟 is more colloquial. 跟 can also mean 'to follow' as a verb: 跟着我 (follow me).

Stroke Order

跟 gēn