stick together; unite as one; form a clique
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to stick together closely; to unite as one group
informalUsed to describe people forming a tight-knit group for mutual support, solidarity, or to achieve a common goal.
Zài在
wài外
dì地
dǎ打
gōng工
，
lǎo老
xiāng乡
men们
gèng更
yào要
bào抱
tuán团
r儿
。
When working in a strange city, people from the same hometown need to stick together even more.
Qiú球
duì队
chéng成
jī绩
bù不
hǎo好
，
duì队
yuán员
men们
fǎn反
ér而
gèng更
bào抱
tuán团
r儿
le了
。
Despite the team's poor performance, the players actually became more united.
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Zán咱
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
bào抱
tuán团
r儿
，
bù不
néng能
sàn散
huǒ伙
r儿
。
We can only stick together; we can't fall apart.
Nà那
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
sǐ死
sǐ死
de地
bào抱
chéng成
tuán团
r儿
，
shuí谁
yě也
chāi拆
bù不
sàn散
。
Those few people are sticking together so tightly that no one can break them apart.