rather than ⇒ 与其每天发牢骚，不如想办法改变现状。 Yǔqí měi tiān fā láosāo, bùrú xiǎng bànfǎ gǎibiàn xiànzhuàng. → Rather than grumbling all the time, it would be better to find a way to change the situation.
参与
participate in ⇒ 参与竞选活动 cānyù jìngxuǎn huódòng → participate in campaign activities ⇒ 参与决策制定 cānyù juécè zhìdìng → participate in policy formulation ⇒ 我参赛的态度是"重在参与,不重输赢"。 Wǒ cānsài de tàidu shì "zhòng zài cānyù, bù zhòng shūyíng". → My attitude towards competitions is: "It's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts."
与人为善
glad to help others ⇒ 他一向与人为善，大家都很信任他。 Tā yīxiàng yǔ rén wéi shàn, dàjiā dōu hěn xìnrèn tā. → He's always glad to help people — everybody has great trust in him.
与日俱增
grow day by day ⇒ 随着经济的发展，这个国家的国力与日俱增。 Suízhe jīngjì de fāzhǎn, zhège guójiā de guólì yǔ rì jù zēng. → As the economy develops, the country is getting stronger day by day.
事与愿违
not go according to plan
无与伦比
unparalleled ⇒ 金字塔是世界上无与伦比的建筑奇迹。 Jīnzìtǎ shì shìjiè shang wú yǔ lún bǐ de jiànzhù qíjì. → The pyramids are marvels of construction that are unparalleled throughout the world.
生死与共
live and die side by side
English translation of '与'
与 (與)
(yù)
动
take part in
⇒ 与会 (yùhuì) participate in a conference
⇒ 与会者 (yùhuìzhě) conferee
see also
与(與) (yǔ)
与 (與)
(yǔ)
动
give (pt gave) (pp given)
⇒ 赠与 (zèngyǔ) present
介
with
⇒ 我永远不会与政客为友。 (Wǒ yǒngyuǎn bù huì yǔ zhèngkè wéi yǒu.) I will never make friends with politicians.
⇒ 与敌人决一死战 (yǔ dírén jué yī sǐzhàn) fight the enemy to the death