伙
food; companion; group; together
Meanings
6 senses · 27 examplesnoun
meals; board
Used exclusively to refer to regular daily meals provided for a group of people, such as in a workplace or school.
The meals provided by this company are very good.
We have had board at the school for three years.
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Meals at the construction site are cheap and filling.
Meals for boarding students are arranged uniformly by the school.
This restaurant provides group meal services.
noun
companion; fellow worker
literaryRefers to people who work together or share a common activity, now mostly used in fixed phrases.
He and his companions completed this project together.
The fellow workers at this old shop are very united.
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In old times, apprentices would address senior workers as fire master.
My travel companions gave me a lot of help.
Fellow workers at the factory often have meals together.
noun
group; collective
Refers to a small group of people who work or act together.
A few of us partnered to open a small bookstore.
He applied to join the local cycling club.
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A group of partnered tourists are gathering at the scenic spot entrance.
This project was completed by a partnership of several university teams.
They co-founded a public welfare organization.
measure word
group; batch of people
informalUsed to count informal groups of people, often with a slightly casual tone.
A group of people came down the street, they look like a tour group.
The teacher divided the class into two groups for group discussions.
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Children playing on the playground in groups of three or five.
This group of customers seem to be from out of town.
The police dispersed three gathered groups of people.
adverb
together; jointly; jointly
Used to indicate that multiple people act together on a shared task or activity.
We jointly applied for this research project.
Several neighbors co-founded a community library.
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They worked together and finished the task ahead of schedule.
We decided to jointly invest in a coffee shop.
Several students worked together to complete this social practice report.
noun
surname Huo
A common Chinese family name.
Teacher Huo is our Chinese teacher.
I know an entrepreneur with the family name Huo.