众人拾柴火焰高

眾人拾柴火焰高
zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo
proverb #61,771

Meanings

  1. 1 when everyone gathers firewood, the flames burn high
  2. 2 the more hands, the higher the flame; many hands make light work

Examples

Zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo, zhǐyào dàjiā qíxīn, yīdìng néng wánchéng.
When everyone gathers firewood the flames rise high - if we all pull together, we can get it done.
Shèqū de chénggōng kào de jiùshì zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo.
The community's success rests on exactly this - everyone gathering firewood together.
Súhuàshuō zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo, yīgè rén de lìliàng bìjìng yǒuxiàn.
As the saying goes, when everyone gathers firewood the flames rise high - one person's strength is limited after all.

Tips

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A 7-character proverb (俗语), not a 4-character chengyu - routinely introduced by 俗话说 or 正所谓. Feel is folksy and encouraging, good for team speeches and community contexts.
memory
Picture a bonfire: one person's armful of sticks makes a small blaze; ten people's sticks make a roaring fire. That literal image is exactly the point.

Stroke Order

zhòng
rén
shí
chái
huǒ
yàn
gāo