team up; partner up; join forces
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to team up; to go partners; to form a temporary partnership (with others to accomplish something)
informalColloquial northern Chinese expression, often implying a temporary or informal teaming up for a specific activity. The 'r' indicates the erhua (rhotic) pronunciation typical of Beijing dialect.
Jǐ几
gè个
rén人
dǎ打
huǒ火
r儿
shàng上
shān山
cǎi采
yào药
。
A few people teamed up to go up the mountain to gather medicinal herbs.
Zán咱
men们
jǐ几
gè个
dǎ打
huǒ火
r儿
gàn干
，
yī一
dìng定
néng能
tí提
qián前
wán完
gōng工
。
If we team up and work together, we can definitely finish ahead of schedule.
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Tā他
men们
dǎ打
huǒ火
r儿
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
，
zhuàn赚
le了
dì第
yī一
tǒng桶
jīn金
。
They partnered up to do business and earned their first pot of gold.