群策群力

qúncè-qúnlì

idiom #43,854

Meanings

1 to pool ideas and efforts
2 to act in concert
3 collective wisdom and collective strength

Characters

strength; effort

Examples

只要大家群策群力，再大的困难也能克服。

Zhǐyào dàjiā qúncè-qúnlì, zài dà de kùnnán yě néng kèfú.

As long as everyone pools their wits and effort, no difficulty is too great to overcome.

我们需要群策群力，共同完成这个项目。

Wǒmen xūyào qúncè-qúnlì, gòngtóng wánchéng zhège xiàngmù.

We need to combine our ideas and strength to finish this project together.

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history

From Yang Xiong's 扬雄《法言·重黎》 (Han dynasty): 汉屈群策，群策屈群力 - the Han dynasty harnessed collective strategy, and collective strategy harnessed collective strength. The pattern 群 + X repeated is what makes the phrase stick.

Stroke Order

群 qún

策 cè

力 lì