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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不约而同 [bùyuē'értóng]
  1. 1. happen to coincide
    大家不约而同地投了赞成票。
    Everybody happened to vote in favour.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不约而同 [bùyuē'értóng]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] do or think the same without prior consultation; happen to coincide
    她一讲完,大家不约而同都鼓起掌来。
    Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不约而同 [bùyuē'értóng]
  1. 1. 事先没有约定,彼此的意见、行动却完全一致。

Examples

她一讲完,大家不约而同都鼓起掌来。
Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking. 不约而同
大家不约而同地投了赞成票。
Everybody happened to vote in favour. 不约而同

Word Decomposition


[bù]
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[yuē]
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[ér]
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[tóng]

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