求同存異
qiú​tóng​cún​yì

to seek common ground

  • created sense approved 求同存异/求同存異 · qiú​tóng​cún​yì · to seek common ground — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    求同存异 / 求同存異

    qiú​tóng​cún​yì

    to seek common ground

    (idiom) to seek common ground while putting aside or accepting existing differences in order to cooperate

    求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 同 (literal) → 同 · tóng · same 存 (literal) → 存 · cún · to reserve 异 (literal) → 异/異 · yì · different

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense