1. Home
  2. HSK 9
  3. Collective action and support

众志成城

zhòngzhìchéngchéng

unity is strength; united we stand

Villagers together raise a heavy roof beam onto a house
Memory picture

Characters in this word

众 zhòng

Strokes
6
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 众

志 zhì

Strokes
7
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
士 scholar, gentleman 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 志

成 chéng

Strokes
6
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd

城 chéng

Strokes
9
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 成 to accomplish
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 灾害发生后,全国人民众志成城,全力帮助灾区恢复。 Zāihài fāshēng hòu, quánguó rénmín zhòngzhì chéngchéng, quánlì bāngzhù zāiqū huīfù. After the disaster, the whole nation stood united and did everything to help the affected area recover.
  • 只要大家众志成城,就没有克服不了的困难。 Zhǐyào dàjiā zhòngzhì chéngchéng, jiù méiyǒu kèfú bùliǎo de kùnnan. As long as everyone stands united, no difficulty cannot be overcome.
  • 面对洪水,全村人众志成城,一夜之间加固了堤坝。 Miànduì hóngshuǐ, quáncūn rén zhòngzhì chéngchéng, yī yè zhījiān jiāgù le dībà. Facing the flood, the whole village stood united and reinforced the dam in one night.

Related words

All HSK 9 words →