同呼吸

tónghūxī
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to breathe as one
  2. 2 to share a close, heart-to-heart bond
  3. 3 to be of one mind with someone

Examples

HSK 6
Dǎng hé rénmín tónghūxī, gòng mìngyùn.
The Party and the people breathe as one and share a common fate.
HSK 7-9
Zhè duì lǎo fūqī jǐshí nián tónghūxī, yīgè yǎnshén jiù dǒng duìfāng.
After decades of breathing as one, the old couple can read each other with a single glance.

Tips

usage
Very often appears in the set 同呼吸共命运 ('breathe as one, share one fate'). Official and political speech uses it for leader/people solidarity; in private it describes deep partners or longtime friends.

Stroke Order

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