cai4齊齐

Jyutpingcai4

Yalechàih

副詞Common

Definition

Together; doing something collectively with a common purpose.

colloquialdaily actionspeople

How it's used

Often used in the form 一齊 to indicate collective action or presence. When used alone as an adjective, it implies completeness or that everyone is present and accounted for. It carries a sense of unity and synchronization that is essential for group activities.

Examples

ngo5我dei6哋ting1聽jat6日jat1一cai4齊heoi3去sik6食faan6飯laa1啦。

Let's go eat together tomorrow.

nei5你dei6哋cai4齊mei6未aa3呀？zeon2準bei6備ceot1出faat3發laa1喇。

Are you all ready? We are about to leave.

Common phrases

cai4齊sam1心

of one mind

cai4齊cai4齊

all together

Common mistake

Learners often confuse 齊 with 一齊. While they share the meaning of together, 齊 is frequently used to describe a state of being complete or all present, whereas 一齊 is almost exclusively used as an adverb to describe doing something together.