齐心协力
qí xīn xié lì
to work together as one
Character by character
齐qí
same
same
心xīn
heart
heart
协xié
join
join
力lì
strength
strength
Example
大家齐心协力，只用了一个下午就把仓库收拾干净了。
Everyone pulled together, and the warehouse was cleared in a single afternoon.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Met as a word in lesson 3-16, where more than 4,000 people pulled together to make Ne Zha 2. It praises a group pulling together on one task, so the subject is plural: 全村人齐心协力. Close to 同心协力; 众志成城 is grander and is said of a whole nation facing a disaster.
Learn this in Lesson 120 · HSK 7–9: 定日地震 (Disaster report: the Tingri earthquake)
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