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一唱一和

yīchàngyīhè
idiom #49,362

Meanings

  1. 1 one sings, the other answers
  2. 2 to echo each other
  3. 3 to play off each other in tandem

Examples

两人一唱一和，把对方说服了。
Liǎng rén yī chàng yī hè, bǎ duìfāng shuōfú le.
The two of them echoed each other and won him over.
他们俩在会上一唱一和，明显串通好了。
Tāmen liǎ zài huì shàng yī chàng yī hè, míngxiǎn chuàntōng hǎo le.
The two of them backed each other up at the meeting — clearly rehearsed.

Tips

mistakes
和 here is read hè (to harmonize with), not hé (peace) or huó (mix). Same character, different readings.
usage
Can be neutral (collaborators in sync) or negative (two people colluding). Context decides the tone.

Stroke Order

一 yī
唱 chàng
和 hé