HSK V7-9
Correct

不约而同

/ bùyuēértóng /
Strokes

Definition

to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation

Example

Definition
act in concert without prior arrangement; take the same view or action without previous consultation; happen to coincide
1
Cūnmín
村民
men
yuēértóng
不约而同
xuǎn
选举
dāng
cūnzhǎng
村长
  

As if by prior arrangement, the villagers unanimously elected him to be the village head.

2
men
他们
yuēértóng
不约而同
chū
提出
le
tóngyàng
同样
de
jiějué
解决
bàn
办法
  

They happened to come up with the same solution.

Related

不约而同