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共识

gòngshí

consensus

Four people stack their hands together at a table.
Memory picture

Characters in this word

共 gòng

Strokes
6
Radical
八 — eight
Made of
廾 two hands 一 one 八 eight
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

识 shí

Strokes
7
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 只 only, merely, just
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 识

Example phrases

  • 各方虽然立场不同,但至少形成了继续谈判的基本共识。 Gèfāng suīrán lìchǎng bùtóng, dàn zhìshǎo xíngchéng le jìxù tánpàn de jīběn gòngshí. Although the parties have different positions, they have at least formed a basic consensus to continue negotiations.
  • 经过一晚上的讨论,大家终于达成了共识。 Jīngguò yì wǎnshang de tǎolùn, dàjiā zhōngyú dáchéng le gòngshí. After an evening of discussion, everyone finally reached a consensus.
  • 夫妻俩在孩子上哪所学校的问题上还没有共识。 Fūqī liǎ zài háizi shàng nǎ suǒ xuéxiào de wèntí shàng hái méiyǒu gòngshí. The couple still has no consensus on which school their child should attend.

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