群策群力

qúncè-qúnlì
idiom #43,854

Meanings

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

Examples

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.
Wǒmen xūyào qúncè-qúnlì, gòngtóng wánchéng zhège xiàngmù.
We need to combine our ideas and strength to finish this project together.

Tips

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 + X repeated is what makes the phrase stick.

Stroke Order

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