coincide without prior consultation; act in unison
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1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
coincide without prior consultation; act or think in unison
neutralUsed to describe a coincidence in thoughts or actions among multiple people, often highlighting shared instincts or reactions to the same situation. Can be used as an adverbial phrase.
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.
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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.