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齐心协力

qíxīnxiélì

to work with one heart; to make concerted efforts

Four people carry a heavy log together on their shoulders
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Characters in this word

齐 qí

Strokes
6
Radical
齐 — even, uniform, of equal length

心 xīn

Strokes
4
Radical
心 — heart
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

协 xié

Strokes
6
Radical
十 — ten, tenth
Made of
十 ten, tenth 办 to set up
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 协

力 lì

Strokes
2
Radical
力 — strength, power
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 大家齐心协力,终于把那辆卡车推出了泥坑。 Dàjiā qíxīn xiélì, zhōngyú bǎ nà liàng kǎchē tuī chū le níkēng. Everyone joined forces and finally pushed the truck out of the mud pit.
  • 只要全家人齐心协力,就没有过不去的难关。 Zhǐyào quánjiārén qíxīn xiélì, jiù méiyǒu guò bú qù de nánguān. As long as the whole family works together, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome.
  • 同学们齐心协力,把教室布置得漂漂亮亮。 Tóngxuémen qíxīn xiélì, bǎ jiàoshì bùzhì de piàopiaoliàngliàng. The classmates worked together and decorated the classroom beautifully.

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