统一

• 拼音: tǒng yī
• 汉字拆解: 统 = 纟(silk/thread radical) + 充 (to fill, phonetic), threading together and coordinating; 一 = a single horizontal stroke, the number one and symbol of unity

含义

To unify; to integrate; to bring under one system (V); unified; uniform; standardised (Adj). Describes bringing a divided entity together into a single coherent whole.

As a verb, 统一 means to unify (e.g., a country, standard, or set of opinions). As an adjective, it describes something consistent or uniform across all instances (e.g., 统一着装 — uniform dress code). Historically significant in references to China's unification. Also widely used in everyday management and organisational contexts.

例句

1. 公司决定统一员工的工作服颜色，方便客户辨认。
2. 秦始皇统一了中国，建立了统一的文字和度量衡制度。
3. 这次讨论之后，大家的意见终于统一了。

用法指南

语境: politics, management, history, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们需要统一大家的意见，再做最后决定。(We need to bring everyone's views together before making a final decision.)
• 全校学生需要穿统一的校服。(All students at the school are required to wear a uniform school uniform.)

错误说法

• 用'统一'来表示'和平相处' (Don't use 统一 to mean getting along peacefully — use 和睦相处 or 团结 instead)

起源与历史

A compound of 统 (to govern/coordinate as a whole) + 一 (one/unity). Together they powerfully convey the idea of bringing everything under a single system.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal