Chinese Word: 不约而同 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		wǒ men 我们 zuì zhōng 最终 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 de 地 dào dá 到达 le 了 tóng 同 yī 一 dì diǎn 地点。 We all fetched up simultaneously at the same spot.
2		tā 她 yī 一 jiǎng wán 讲完， dà jiā 大家 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 dōu 都 gǔ qǐ 鼓起 zhǎng 掌 lái 来。 Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking.
3		gè 各 dà 大 bào zhǐ 报纸 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 de 地 sòng yáng 颂扬 zhèng fǔ 政府 jī jí xìng 积极性 de 的 jiàn yì 建议。 Every newspaper invariably speaks highly to the suggestion put forward by the government.
4		yǔ 与 zēng zhǎng 增长 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 dào lái 到来 de 的 shì 是 fù zhài 负债。 tā men 他们 bèi 被 yòng yú 用于 gòu mǎi 购买 cún huò 存货 hé 和 zhī chí 支持 kuò zhāng 扩张。 Along with this growth, however, came an increase in debt, both to purchase inventory and to pay for expansion.
5		wǒ 我 céng wèn 曾问 guò 过 wǒ 我 de 的 xué sheng 学生， tā men 他们 dōu 都 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 de 地 shuō 说 , “ dāng rán 当然 yào 要 xiān 先 jiù 救 xiǎo hái 小孩。 Now I try that on my students, and invariably they say "Well, of course you've got to save the child.

1		wǒ men 我们 zuì zhōng 最终 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 de 地 dào dá 到达 le 了 tóng 同 yī 一 dì diǎn 地点。 We all fetched up simultaneously at the same spot.
2		tā 她 yī 一 jiǎng wán 讲完， dà jiā 大家 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 dōu 都 gǔ qǐ 鼓起 zhǎng 掌 lái 来。 Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking.
3		gè 各 dà 大 bào zhǐ 报纸 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 de 地 sòng yáng 颂扬 zhèng fǔ 政府 jī jí xìng 积极性 de 的 jiàn yì 建议。 Every newspaper invariably speaks highly to the suggestion put forward by the government.
4		yǔ 与 zēng zhǎng 增长 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 dào lái 到来 de 的 shì 是 fù zhài 负债。 tā men 他们 bèi 被 yòng yú 用于 gòu mǎi 购买 cún huò 存货 hé 和 zhī chí 支持 kuò zhāng 扩张。 Along with this growth, however, came an increase in debt, both to purchase inventory and to pay for expansion.
5		wǒ 我 céng wèn 曾问 guò 过 wǒ 我 de 的 xué sheng 学生， tā men 他们 dōu 都 bù yuē ér tóng 不约而同 de 地 shuō 说 , “ dāng rán 当然 yào 要 xiān 先 jiù 救 xiǎo hái 小孩。 Now I try that on my students, and invariably they say "Well, of course you've got to save the child.