齐心 (qí xīn) — united, of one mind; to have the same goal or determination

Definition

齐心 (qíxīn) means acting 'of one mind' — people pulling together toward a shared goal. Almost always used in 齐心协力 'united in effort' or 齐心合作 'cooperating as one'.

unitedof one mindto have the same goal or determination

Examples

  • 齐心，。
    Zhǐ yào dà jiā qí xīn hé zuò, xiàng mù jiù néng shùn lì tuī jìn.
    As long as everyone works together with one mind, the project can proceed smoothly.
  • ，齐心，。
    Zài zhè ge kùn nan shí kè, quán guó shàng xià qí xīn, gòng dù nán guān.
    At this difficult time, the whole country is united in overcoming the crisis.
  • ，。
    Tā men qí xīn xié lì, zhōng yú qǔ dé le chéng gōng.
    They were united in effort and finally achieved success.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

齐qíalign
心xīnheart

Aligning 心 hearts with 齐 makes people share one purpose.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 齊; 齐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 齊 pictures multiple fruits or thorns neatly arranged; the simplified 齐 is a later shorthand.

Open 齐 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

Open 心 →

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