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异口同声

異口同聲
yìkǒutóngshēng
idiom HSK 7 #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

大家异口同声地说「好」。
Dàjiā yìkǒutóngshēng de shuō 'hǎo'.
Everyone said 'good' in unison.
同学们异口同声地回答了老师的问题。
Tóngxuémen yìkǒutóngshēng 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