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众人拾柴火焰高 — “Many hands make light work”

众人拾柴火焰高 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Many hands make light work”. Unity is strength; collective effort leads to great power. Literally, “When many people gather firewood, the flames rise high”.

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众人拾柴火焰高 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 众zhòng
  • 人rén
  • 拾shí
  • 柴chái
  • 火huǒ
  • 焰yàn
  • 高gāo

众人拾柴火焰高 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
众
zhòng6many people
人
rén2human being, person
拾
shí9pick up, collect, or ten
柴
chái10firewood, kindling, or tough
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular
焰
yàn12flame or blaze
高
gāo10high, tall, elevated

Example Sentence with 众人拾柴火焰高

我们班级要组织一次大型活动,只要大家齐心协力,众人拾柴火焰高,一定能成功举办。
Our class is organizing a big event; as long as everyone works together, many hands make light work, and we will surely succeed.

Idioms Related to 众人拾柴火焰高

Synonyms of 众人拾柴火焰高

  • rén人duō多shì势zhòng众strength in numbers

More idioms starting with 众

  • zhòng众rén人zhōu周zhī知widely known by all
  • zhòng众rén人guó国shì士common people and national heroes
  • zhòng众rén人guǎng广zuò坐in a large public assembly
  • zhòng众rén人mō摸xiàng象understand only a part of a complex situation
  • zhòng众gōng功jiē皆xīng兴All endeavors prosper
  • zhòng众pàn叛qīn亲lí离deserted by all
  • zhòng众kǒu口yī一cí词everyone says the same thing
  • zhòng众kǒu口yī一cí辞everyone agrees
  • zhòng众kǒu口zhī之biàn辩intense and diverse debates
  • zhòng众kǒu口jiāo交chuán传widely spread by word of mouth
  • zhòng众kǒu口jiāo交gōng攻attacked by a chorus of voices
  • zhòng众kǒu口jiāo交jiàn荐unanimously recommended by many

Questions about 众人拾柴火焰高

What does 众人拾柴火焰高 mean?
众人拾柴火焰高 (zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Many hands make light work”.
How do you pronounce 众人拾柴火焰高?
众人拾柴火焰高 is pronounced zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 众人拾柴火焰高 literally mean?
Literally, 众人拾柴火焰高 means “When many people gather firewood, the flames rise high”. It is used to mean “Many hands make light work”.
What is the Chinese definition of 众人拾柴火焰高?
比喻人多力量大。
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