众志成城
zhòng zhì chéng chéng
unity is strength
Character by character
众zhòng
many
many
志zhì
wills
wills
成chéng
form
form
城chéng
a wall
a wall
Example
只要大家众志成城,就没有克服不了的困难。
As long as we all pull together, there's no difficulty we can't overcome.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
From 《国语》 (众心成城); a rallying cry in disasters and national campaigns.
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