伙

huǒ

HSK 5

伙 — huǒ

1. meals (abbr. for 伙食 huǒshí)

   学校食堂的伙办得不错，学生都吃得饱。 xuéxiàoshítáng de huǒ bàn dé bùcuò xuéshēng dōu chīdébǎo — The school cafeteria provides decent meals; students eat their fill.

2. companion; partner

   他和我是从小一块儿长大的伙。 tā hé wǒ shì cóngxiǎo yīkuàiér zhǎngdà de huǒ — He and I are companions who grew up together since childhood.

3. classifier for groups of people (colloquial); group; gang

   门口站着一伙人讨论着什么。 ménkǒu zhàn zhe yīhuǒrén tǎolùn zhe shénme — A group of people were standing at the door discussing something.

4. to combine; together

   三家公司伙起来一起投标。 sānjiā gōngsī huǒ qǐlái yìqǐ tóubiāo — The three companies joined together to bid jointly.