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The word 一起 is formed by combining two characters: 一 (yī), meaning "one", and 起 (qǐ), meaning "to rise" or "to start". Its formation is conceptually visual and logical; it paints the idea of multiple things or people "rising from one point" or "starting from a single origin", which naturally extends to the meaning of being together in the same place, at the same time, or acting in unison.
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我们一起玩吧。
我们一起学习汉语。
今天晚上我想和家人一起吃饭。
这两个问题应该放在一起讨论。
为了完成这个项目，他们一起工作了整整三个月。