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打成一片 (dǎ chéng yī piàn) — to integrate harmoniously, to become one with (of people in a group)

Definition

A set phrase meaning people of different roles or backgrounds mix together closely and harmoniously as one group. Often used for leaders blending with subordinates or newcomers fitting in with a team.

verb
to integrate harmoniouslyto become one with (of people in a group)

Examples

  • 打成一片。
    Xīn lái de tóng shì hěn kuài jiù hé tuán duì dǎ chéng yī piàn le.
    The new colleague quickly integrated with the team.
  • 打成一片，。
    Lǐng dǎo hé yuán gōng dǎ chéng yī piàn, gōng zuò xiào lǜ gèng gāo.
    When leaders and employees blend together as one, work efficiency improves.
  • ，打成一片。
    Tā men lái zì bù tóng wén huà, què néng dǎ chéng yī piàn.
    They come from different cultures, yet they can form a close bond.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng打dǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
戊戊wù
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng成chéng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

成 puts 戊, a weapon, beside 丁, which gives the sound. The weapon part relates to protection, as in the old sense of city walls.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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