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Chinese
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not; no
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appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh |
and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
like; same; similar like; same; similar; together; alike; with |
| trad. (不約而同)
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不
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約
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而
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同
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| simp. (不约而同)
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不
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约
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而
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同
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Pronunciation
Idiom
不約而同
- to happen to coincide; to take the same view or action without previous consultation
老師一走進教師，同學們就不約而同安靜下來。 [MSC, trad.]
老师一走进教师，同学们就不约而同安静下来。 [MSC, simp.]- Lǎoshī yī zǒujìn jiàoshī, tóngxué men jiù bùyuē'értóng ānjìng xiàlái.
- As soon as the teacher entered the classroom, the students coincidentally all quieted down at once.
- (neologism, slang, humorous) to become gay or lesbian after a long period without dating