English–Chinese

“team up” in Chinese

Chinese

Also组队 (zǔ duì)

Pronunciation

Pinyinlián shǒu

Example

两家公司决定联手开发新产品。liǎng jiā gōng sī jué dìng lián shǒu kāi fā xīn chán pǐn

The two companies decided to team up to develop a new product.

Illustration for 联手 (team up)

How to say “team up” in Chinese

“Team up” in Chinese is 联手 (lián shǒu).

Separate hands move toward one task, with different parties coordinating their efforts instead of acting alone.

Full entry for 联手: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 联手

两个社区组织决定联手举办环保活动。liǎng gè shè qū zǔ zhī jué dìng lián shǒu jǔ bàn huán bǎo huó dòng

The two community organizations decided to team up to hold an environmental protection event.

Tips for using 联手

  • The verb can describe rivals working together for one goal, so it does not require the parties to become friends or form a permanent partnership.

Other Chinese words for “team up”

我们决定组队去爬山。wǒ men jué dìng zǔ duì qù pá shān

We decided to team up and go mountain climbing.

“team up” in other languages