一共

• 拼音: yī gòng
• 汉字拆解: 一 = single stroke meaning 'one'; 共 = pictograph of two hands together, meaning 'together/shared'

含义

Altogether; in total; in all. Used to express the sum or total of something.

Placed before the verb or number to indicate a total count or sum. Very common in shopping, counting, and summarizing contexts. Similar to 总共 but more colloquial and widely used in daily speech.

例句

1. 我们一共有五个人。
2. 这些东西一共多少钱？
3. 他一共去过三次北京。

用法指南

语境: everyday, shopping, counting

语气: informational

正确说法

• 一共三百块，谢谢。(Three hundred yuan in total, thank you.)
• 你一共买了几本书？(How many books did you buy in total?)

错误说法

• 我一共去了北京很多次。(Don't use 一共 with vague amounts like 很多 — 一共 expects a specific number.)

起源与历史

Compound of 一 (one/all) and 共 (together/in total), literally 'all together.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal