Meaning of 不约而同
不约而同 means coincide without prior consultation; act or think in unison. Pronounced bù yuē ér tóng. HSK 7-9.
- coincide without prior consultation; act or think in unison
Definitions & Examples
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
，
dà大
jiā家
bù不
yuē约
ér而
tóng同
de地
gǔ鼓
qǐ起
zhǎng掌
lái来
。
Hearing this good news, everyone started applauding in unison without prior agreement.
Wǒ我
men们
liǎ俩
bù不
yuē约
ér而
tóng同
de地
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
tóng同
yī一
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
。
The two of us coincidentally chose the same restaurant.
Kàn看
dào到
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
de的
huá滑
jī稽
yàng样
zi子
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
bù不
yuē约
ér而
tóng同
de地
xiào笑
le了
。
Seeing the puppy's funny look, the children laughed simultaneously.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
，
zhuān专
jiā家
men们
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
bù不
yuē约
ér而
tóng同
。
The experts' views on this issue happen to coincide.