眾人拾柴火焰高 zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo

the more people, the more strength

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the more people, the more strength
  2. 2. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
眾 zhòng
many; numerous; crowd
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
拾 shí HSK 4
to pick up; to collate or arrange
柴 chái HSK 5
firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
焰 yàn HSK 6
flame; variant of 焰yàn
高 gāo HSK 1
high; tall; above average