English–Chinese
“agree spontaneously” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinbù yuē ér tóng
Example
老师一提意见，学生们不约而同点了点头。lǎo shī yì tí yì jiàn xué shēng men bù yuē ér tóng diǎn le diǎn tóu
When the teacher offered an opinion, the students all spontaneously nodded in agreement.
How to say “agree spontaneously” in Chinese
“Agree spontaneously” in Chinese is 不约而同 (bù yuē ér tóng).
Several people fall into the same response at the same moment without coordinating first.
Example sentences with 不约而同
讨论到这个问题时，大家不约而同提出意见。tǎo lùn dào zhè ge wèn tí shí dà jiā bù yuē ér tóng tí chū yì jiàn
When discussing this issue, everyone spontaneously offered their opinions at the same time.
Tips for using 不约而同
- In everyday Chinese, this idiom usually works adverbially before a shared action, describing how people act rather than serving as the action itself.