英雄所见略同

英雄所見略同
yīngxióng suǒjiàn lüètóng
proverb

Meanings

  1. 1 great minds think alike
  2. 2 heroes see things the same way

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yuánlái nǐ yě xiǎngdào le zhège bànfǎ, zhēnshì yīngxióng suǒjiàn lüètóng!
So you thought of this method too: great minds think alike!
HSK 7-9
Liǎng wèi zhuānjiā shìxiān méiyǒu shāngliang, jiélùn què wánquán yízhì, kěwèi yīngxióng suǒjiàn lüètóng.
The two experts had not consulted each other, yet their conclusions were exactly the same; great minds really do think alike.

Tips

usage
Usually said with a smile when someone reaches the same idea as you, a joking way to praise both of you at once. It goes back to a remark of 刘备 quoted in the notes to the 《三国志》: the wise men of the world 所见略同, 'see things much alike'.

Stroke Order

英 yīng
雄 xióng
所 suǒ
见 jiàn
略 lüè
同 tóng