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团结一心 (tuán jié yì xīn) — to unite as one (in heart and action); to be of one mind and work together

Definition

A set phrase meaning a group unites with shared purpose and effort. Used for collective resolve in challenges, especially written or formal contexts like speeches and news.

verb
to unite as one (in heart and action)to be of one mind and work together

Examples

  • 团结一心，。
    Quán guó rén mín tuán jié yì xīn, gòng tóng kè fú le kùn nan.
    The people of the whole country united as one and overcame difficulties together.
  • 团结一心，。
    Zhǐ yǒu tuán jié yì xīn, wǒ men cái néng zhàn shèng duì shǒu.
    Only by uniting as one can we defeat our opponent.
  • ，团结一心。
    Zài zhè ge guān jiàn shí kè, dà jiā yí dìng yào tuán jié yì xīn.
    At this critical moment, everyone must be united as one.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

团结unite
团tuángather结jiétie/unite
联合Coordinate
一心one heart
一yīone心xīnheart
偏正Modifier + head

团结 expresses uniting, while 一心 gives the result state of one heart.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

Open 团 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

Open 结 →

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.

Open 一 →

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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