Chinese word

联手

Pronunciation

Pinyinlián shǒu

Meaning

  • verbteam up

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 联手应对lián shǒu yìng duì

    team up to tackle

  • 联手开发lián shǒu kāi fā

    team up to develop

  • 联手打击lián shǒu dǎ jī

    team up to crack down on

Similar words

合作hé zuò: Work with others on a task, project, or business.
协作xié zuò: Work together by sharing roles and helping one another during a task.
联合lián hé: Join with other people or organizations for one purpose.
携手xié shǒu: Work together closely to move a task or plan forward.

Definition in Chinese

两方或多方共同采取行动、互相配合以达成共同目标的动作或过程。liǎng fāng huò duō fāng gòng tóng cái qǔ xíng dòng hù xiāng pèi hé yǐ dá chéng gòng tóng mù biāo de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

联手 (liánshǒu, "join hands") combines 联 (lián, "connect") + 手 (shǒu, "hand"), linking connected hands with coordinated action.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • join forcesverb
  • cooperateverb

Opposites

  • 单干dān gànwork aloneverb
  • 独自行动dú zì xíng dòngact independentlyverb

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