并肩作战 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces

Character by character

• 并bìngto combine, to annex; also, what's more
• 肩jiānshoulders; to shoulder, to bear
• 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 战zhànwar, fighting, battle

Idioms sharing a character

• 并驾齐驱 bìng jià qí qū
• 兼收并蓄 jiān shōu bìng xù
• 刚柔并济 gāng róu bìng jì
• 相提并论 xiāng tí bìng lùn
• 声情并茂 shēng qíng bìng mào
• 连三并四 lián sān bìng sì
• 连镳并轸 lián biāo bìng zhěn
• 齐头并进 qí tóu bìng jìn
• 勾肩搭背 gōu jiān dā bèi
• 挨肩擦背 āi jiān cā bèi

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