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zhì 志 tóng 同 dào 道 hé 合

志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé

like-minded; sharing the same ideals and path

Literally: aspiration same way agree

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Appears in Eastern Han writings and Ge Hong's Baopuzi describing friends who share goals.

How to use it

Attributive or predicate; positive. Often 志同道合的朋友/伙伴.

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  1. 在大学里，她认识了几个志同道合的朋友。
    Zài dàxué lǐ, tā rènshi le jǐ gè zhì tóng dào hé de péngyou.
    At university she met a few like-minded friends.
    at university inside, she meet (particle) several (measure) aspiration same way agree (particle) friend
  2. 他们志同道合，一起开了一家环保公司。
    Tāmen zhì tóng dào hé, yīqǐ kāi le yī jiā huánbǎo gōngsī.
    Sharing the same ideals, they started an environmental company together.
    they aspiration same way agree, together open (particle) one (measure) environmental company

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