同
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共
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Cross a river in the same boat (idiom) in Chinese: 同舟共济 (tóng zhōu gòng jì)

tóng zhōu gòng jì

cross a river in the same boat (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 同舟共濟1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests
  2. 2obliged to collaborate towards common goals

Stroke order

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同
舟
共
济

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This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄨㄥˊ

tóng

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄓㄡ

zhōu

ㄓ/ zhㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄥˋ

gòng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧˋ

jì

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

同舟共济

Simplified

同舟共濟

Traditional

Example sentences

See 同舟共济 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 在困难的时候，大家要同舟共济。

    zài kùn nán de shí hòu， dà jiā yào tóng zhōu gòng jì。

    In hard times, everyone should pull together in the same boat.

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Related words

共

gòng

common

同

tóng

like

同学

tóng xué

to study at the same school

同事

tóng shì

colleague

同意

tóng yì

to agree

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

一共

yī gòng

altogether

共同

gòng tóng

common

经济

jīng jì

economy

同情

tóng qíng

to sympathize with

合同

hé tong

(business) contract

胡同

hú tòng

lane

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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