# 群策群力

qún cè qún lì

Pool everyone's ideas and effort

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Many people's plans and strength

**Register:** Encouraging · formal

[People & connection](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/topics/relationships)

## When to use it

Encourage collaborative problem solving.

Participation should have real influence, not just symbolism.

## Understanding the expression

The expression brings together thinking and doing. A group contributes ideas, then shares the effort needed to put useful ones into practice. Modern use suits community work, team projects, and decisions where no single person has every answer. It praises cooperation rather than merely having many people present. Listening matters as much as assigning tasks, because shared effort works best when participants can help shape the approach itself.

## Examples

大家群策群力，修好了操场。

### Traditional Chinese

大家群策群力，修好了操場。

dà jiā qún cè qún lì ， xiū hǎo le cāo chǎng 。

Everyone pooled ideas and effort to repair the playground.

这次活动需要群策群力。

### Traditional Chinese

這次活動需要群策群力。

zhè cì huó dòng xū yào qún cè qún lì 。

This event needs collective ideas and effort.

居民群策群力，设计新花园。

### Traditional Chinese

居民群策群力，設計新花園。

jū mín qún cè qún lì ， shè jì xīn huā yuán 。

Residents worked together to design the new garden.

团队群策群力，找出解决办法。

### Traditional Chinese

團隊群策群力，找出解決辦法。

tuán duì qún cè qún lì ， zhǎo chū jiě jué bàn fǎ 。

The team pooled its thinking to find a solution.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E7%BE%A4%E7%AD%96%E7%BE%A4%E5%8A%9B)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=138&webMd=1&la=0)

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