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不约而同

bù yuē ér tóng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 不約而同

不约而同 (bù yuē ér tóng) means "to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不约而同 means

1. idiom(of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement

The characters in 不约而同

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite; approximately
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 同tónglike; same; similar

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