对口径

對口徑
duìkǒujìng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to coordinate stories (so they match)
  2. 2 to get one's stories straight
  3. 3 to align talking points

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tāmen shìxiān duì hǎo kǒujìng, jǐngchá yī shěnxùn jiù lòuxiàn le.
They had aligned their stories in advance, but the moment the police started questioning, the cracks showed.
HSK 7-9
Kāihuì qián wǒmen xiān duì yīxià kǒujìng.
Before the meeting, let's get our talking points aligned.

Tips

usage
Often colloquial-slightly-conspiratorial. Most natural as 对口径 / 对一下口径 / 对好口径. Used both for shady alibis and for legitimate coordination of an official line - context tells you which.
memory
口径 literally is 'caliber' (the bore of a gun barrel). To 对口径 is to make sure all the barrels are the same caliber - i.e., everyone is firing the same round (story).

Stroke Order

duì
kǒu
jìng