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many hands make light work

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zhong4qing2yi4ju3 zhòngqíngyìjǔ

Meaning


Primary

many hands make light work

Alternatives

many hands make easy work

Mnemonic


众擎易举 Many hands make light work is an idiom which states that if an entire 众 crowd tries 擎 to lift up something, then it will be 易 easy 举 to lift up.

Usage


这 件 小事, 众擎易举 啊!

This is a small task, and many hands make light work!

搬家 时 有 人 帮忙, 就 是 众擎易举。

Moving house with help is truly many hands making light work.

我们 一起 合作, 就 能 众擎易举。

If we work together, our many hands will make light work.