求同存异
qiú tóng cún yì
Pinyin

Definition

求同存异
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qiú tóng cún yì
  1. to seek common ground, putting differences aside (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不同
bù tóng
  1. 1 different
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 not the same
  4. 4 not alike
同
tóng
  1. 1 (used in given names)
  2. 2 variant of 同[tóng]
共同
gòng tóng
  1. 1 common
  2. 2 joint
  3. 3 jointly
  4. 4 together
  5. 5 collaborative
同事
tóng shì
  1. 1 colleague
  2. 2 co-worker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
同学
tóng xué
  1. 1 to study at the same school
  2. 2 fellow student
  3. 3 classmate
  4. 4 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
同时
tóng shí
  1. 1 at the same time
  2. 2 simultaneously
同样
tóng yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 equal
  3. 3 equivalent
存储
cún chǔ
  1. 1 to store up
  2. 2 to stockpile
  3. 3 (computer) to save
  4. 4 to store
  5. 5 memory
  6. 6 storage
存在
cún zài
  1. 1 to exist
  2. 2 to be
  3. 3 existence
求
qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to request
  4. 4 to demand
  5. 5 to beseech
要求
yāo qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 requirement
  4. 4 to stake a claim
  5. 5 to ask
  6. 6 to demand
  7. 7 CL:點|点[diǎn]
追求
zhuī qiú
  1. 1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. 2 to seek after
  3. 3 to woo
一同
yī tóng
  1. 1 along
  2. 2 together
不求人
bù qiú rén
  1. 1 backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
保存
bǎo cún
  1. 1 to conserve
  2. 2 to preserve
  3. 3 to keep
  4. 4 to save (a file etc) (computing)
储存
chǔ cún
  1. 1 stockpile
  2. 2 to store
  3. 3 to stockpile
  4. 4 storage
内存
nèi cún
  1. 1 internal storage
  2. 2 computer memory
  3. 3 random access memory (RAM)
共同点
gòng tóng diǎn
  1. 1 common ground
合同
hé tong
  1. 1 (business) contract
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén
  1. 1 to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people
三马同槽
sān mǎ tóng cáo
  1. 1 three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Sī mǎ Yì] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不同凡响
bù tóng fán xiǎng
  1. 1 lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding
  2. 2 brilliant
  3. 3 out of the common run
不敢苟同
bù gǎn gǒu tóng
  1. 1 to beg to differ (idiom)
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
不约而同
bù yuē ér tóng
  1. 1 to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
去芜存菁
qù wú cún jīng
  1. 1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
  2. 2 to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
可遇不可求
kě yù bù kě qiú
  1. 1 can be discovered but not sought (idiom)
  2. 2 one can only come across such things serendipitously
各不相同
gè bù xiāng tóng
  1. 1 to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
  1. 1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
  1. 1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
同床异梦
tóng chuáng yì mèng
  1. 1 lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom); ostensible partners with different agendas
  2. 2 strange bedfellows
  3. 3 marital dissension
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
  1. 1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
  2. 2 to pull together
  3. 3 to work as one
同心同德
tóng xīn tóng dé
  1. 1 of one mind (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不同文明、宗教、种族求同存异、开放包容，并肩书写相互尊重的壮丽诗篇，携手绘就共同发展的美好画卷。
bùtóng wénmíng 、zōngjiào 、zhǒngzú qiútóngcúnyì 、kāifàng bāoróng ，bìngjiān shūxiě xiānghù zūnzhòng de zhuànglì shīpiān ，xiéshǒu huì jiù gòngtóng fāzhǎn de měihǎo huàjuǎn 。
Different civilizations, religions and races must seek common ground, be open and tolerant with one another, coming shoulder to shoulder to write respectful odes to one another, joining hands to forge beautiful parchments marking joint development.
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