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异口同声

異口同聲
yìkǒu-tóngshēng
idiom HSK 7-9 #30,465

Meanings

  1. 1 in unison
  2. 2 with one voice
  3. 3 unanimously

Characters

异
yì
different
口
kǒu
mouth
同
tóng
same
声
shēng
voice; sound
Literally 'different mouths, same voice' - speaking in unison

Examples

HSK 3
大家异口同声地说「好」。
Dàjiā yìkǒu-tóngshēng de shuō " hǎo ".
Everyone said 'good' in unison.
HSK 3
同学们异口同声地回答了老师的问题。
Tóngxué men yìkǒu-tóngshēng de huídá le lǎoshī de wèntí.
The students answered the teacher's question in unison.

Tips

memory
Different (异) mouths (口) but the same (同) sound (声) - like a chorus where everyone says the same thing.

Stroke Order

异 yì
口 kǒu
同 tóng
声 shēng