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齐心协力 (qí xīn xié lì) — to make concerted efforts; to work in unison; to pull together as one team

Definition

Idiom for people joining hearts and strength to act together — general teamwork with no crisis implied. 同舟共济 is reserved for pulling through a shared difficulty or danger.

phrase
to make concerted effortsto work in unisonto pull together as one team

Examples

  • 齐心协力，。
    Zhǐ yǒu quán tǐ yuán gōng qí xīn xié lì, gōng sī cái néng fā zhǎn dé gèng hǎo.
    Only when all employees work together can the company develop better.
  • ，齐心协力，。
    Zài zhè cì jiù zāi xíng dòng zhōng, dà jiā qí xīn xié lì, hěn kuài jiù kòng zhì le zāi qíng.
    In this disaster relief operation, everyone pulled together and quickly brought the situation under control.
  • 齐心协力，。
    Tā men yì jiā rén qí xīn xié lì, kè fú le xǔ duō kùn nan.
    Their family worked in unison and overcame many difficulties.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

齐心unite hearts
齐qíunite心xīnheart
动宾Verb + object
协力join efforts
协xiéjoin力lìeffort
动宾Verb + object

齐 and 协 express joining together, while 心 and 力 give hearts and efforts working as one.

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 →

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 協; 协 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 協 uses 劦, meaning 'to collaborate', plus 十 for sound; the simplified 协 is a later shorthand.

Open 协 →

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

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Open 力 →
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