齐心协力qí xīn xié lìto work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts

1. 1.

   to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted effortsidiom

2. 2.

   to pull togetheridiom

3. 3.

   to work as oneidiom

Figurative meaning

To work with a common purpose; to pull together.

• 齐all together
• 心heart
• 协to cooperate
• 力strength

No attested origin story

齐心协力 can come before 地 and a verb, as in 齐心协力地完成, or follow a group subject such as 大家.

1. HSK 2

   大家齐心协力，很快就做完了。

   Dàjiā qí xīn xié lì, hěn kuài jiù zuòwán le.

   Everyone pulled together, and we finished very quickly.

2. HSK 4

   只要我们齐心协力，问题就能解决。

   Zhǐyào wǒmen qí xīn xié lì, wèntí jiù néng jiějué.

   As long as we work as one, the problem can be solved.

3. HSK 3

   同学们齐心协力地打扫了教室。

   Tóngxuémen qí xīn xié lì de dǎsǎo le jiàoshì.

   The classmates made a concerted effort to clean the classroom.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   这么多东西，今天能搬完吗？

   Zhème duō dōngxi, jīntiān néng bānwán ma?

   So many things—can we finish moving them today?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   没问题，我们齐心协力就行。

   Méi wèntí, wǒmen qí xīn xié lì jiù xíng.

   No problem, as long as we pull together.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   好，那我先搬这些椅子。

   Hǎo, nà wǒ xiān bān zhèxiē yǐzi.

   OK, then I'll move these chairs first.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我来搬桌子。

   Wǒ lái bān zhuōzi.

   I'll move the tables.

1. 1.What does 齐心协力 mean?

   ATo pull togetherBCan well be imaginedCTo live in peace and work happily
2. 2.Which sentence uses 齐心协力 correctly?

   A大家齐心协力，很快就做完了。B我齐心协力喝了一杯水。C这本书很齐心协力。
3. 3.Which word fits best? 只要我们____，问题就能解决。 (As long as we work as one, the problem can be solved.)

   A齐心协力B可想而知C安居乐业

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Related idioms

• 全力以赴quán lì yǐ fùto make an all-out effortHSK 7–9
• 全心全意quán xīn quán yì(idiom) heart and soul; wholeheartedlyHSK 7–9
• 力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's abilityHSK 7–9
• 小心翼翼xiǎo xīn yì yìcautious; careful; prudentHSK 7–9
• 深入人心shēn rù rén xīnto enter deeply into people's heartsHSK 7–9
• 触目惊心chù mù jīng xīnlit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shockingHSK 7–9

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