偕 (xié) - Together, in company with & to accompany

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xié ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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偕 · xié

Together, in company with;

to accompany;

to be in unison.

Together, in company withto accompanyto be in unison.

Usage highlights

grow old togethertravel togethertogether within unisonaccompanymutual harmony

Synonyms

  • 同— same, together
  • 共— together, common
  • 俱— all, together

Antonyms

  • 独— alone, solitary
  • 分— separate, divide

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We traveled together (偕行).
  • The couple grew old together (偕老).
  • They worked in unison (偕同).

Collocations

  • grow old together(偕老)
  • travel together(偕行)
  • together with(偕同)
  • in unison(偕作)
  • accompany(偕伴)
  • mutual harmony(偕和)

Idioms

  • To grow old together in conjugal bliss(白头偕老)
  • To be united in a common cause(同德偕力)
  • To act in concert(与时偕行)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in classical Chinese to denote harmony and shared action.
  • Commonly appears in wedding blessings, particularly in the idiom '白头偕老' (grow old together with white hair).
  • Reflects Confucian values of familial harmony and collective action.

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