不谋而合 (bù móu ér hé) — (idiom) to happen to coincide without prior discussion; to think alike without exchanging ideas
Definition
An idiom meaning two or more people independently arrive at the same view or idea, without having discussed it beforehand. Used to highlight a striking, almost uncanny agreement.
idiom
to happen to coincide without prior discussionto think alike without exchanging ideas
Examples
- 不谋而合，。Tā men de kàn fǎ bù móu ér hé, dōu rèn wéi yīng gāi xiān diào chá zài jué dìng.Their views happened to coincide; both thought we should investigate first before deciding.
- ，不谋而合。Guān yú zhè ge fāng àn de xiū gǎi, liǎng gè tuán duì de yì jiàn bù móu ér hé.Regarding the revision of this plan, the opinions of the two teams coincided without prior discussion.
- 不谋而合，。Xiǎo wáng hé lǎo zhāng de xiǎng fǎ bù móu ér hé, dōu tí chū le tóng yàng de jiàn yì.Xiao Wang and Old Zhang independently had the same idea and both made the same suggestion.
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