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tóng 同 zhōu 舟 gòng 共 jì 济

同舟共济 tóng zhōu gòng jì

to pull together in times of trouble; in the same boat

Literally: same boat together cross

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Origin

From the Sunzi (Jiu Di): people of Wu and Yue, though enemies, help each other like left and right hands when crossing a river in the same boat and a storm strikes.

How to use it

Predicate or adverbial; positive. Often 同舟共济,共克时艰.

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  1. 面对全球性的危机，各国应该同舟共济，而不是互相指责。
    Miànduì quánqiúxìng de wēijī, gè guó yīnggāi tóng zhōu gòng jì, ér bú shì hùxiāng zhǐzé.
    Faced with a global crisis, countries should pull together rather than blame one another.
    face global-nature (attributive particle) crisis, each country should same boat together cross, but not is mutually blame
  2. 公司遇到困难时，全体员工同舟共济，主动提出减薪。
    Gōngsī yùdào kùnnan shí, quántǐ yuángōng tóng zhōu gòng jì, zhǔdòng tíchū jiǎn xīn.
    When the company hit hard times, all the staff pulled together and volunteered to take pay cuts.
    company meet difficulty time, all staff same boat together cross, voluntarily propose reduce salary

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