齐心合力 (qí xīn hé lì) — to make concerted efforts, to work as one, to unite in purpose and action

Definition

A formal idiom meaning 'to work as one' — emphasizes shared heart (齐心) plus combined effort (合力). Use for group or team achievement, not casual cooperation.

idiom
to make concerted effortsto work as oneto unite in purpose and action

Examples

  • 齐心合力，。
    Dà jiā qí xīn hé lì, zhōng yú bǎ rèn wu àn shí wán chéng le.
    Everyone worked together as one, and finally completed the task on time.
  • 齐心合力，。
    Zhǐ yǒu qí xīn hé lì, wǒ men cái néng kè fú yǎn qián de kùn nan.
    Only by making concerted efforts can we overcome the difficulties in front of us.
  • 齐心合力。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào quán tuán duì qí xīn hé lì cái néng chéng gōng.
    This project requires the entire team to work together unitedly in order to succeed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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
合力join strength
合héjoin力lìstrength
动宾Verb + object

齐心 means unite hearts and 合力 means join strength, expressing concerted effort.

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.

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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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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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.

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