Definition

Adverb: - All together, simultaneously, in unison: Describes an action performed by all members of a group at the same time, with a unified effort or purpose. It emphasizes collective, coordinated action.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Khi có hiệu lệnh, các vận động viên nhất tề xuất phát. (When the signal was given, the athletes started all together.)
  • Nghe tin đó, mọi người nhất tề vỗ tay. (Hearing that news, everyone applauded in unison.)
  • Các chiến sĩ nhất tề xông lên tấn công. (The soldiers all charged forward to attack simultaneously.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhất tề hành động": to act in concert, to take concerted action.
  • Để đạt hiệu quả cao, chúng ta cần nhất tề hành động. (To achieve high efficiency, we need to act in concert.)
• "nhất tề hưởng ứng": to respond unanimously, to rally to a cause together.
  • Lời kêu gọi được nhân dân cả nước nhất tề hưởng ứng. (The appeal was met with a unanimous response from people across the country.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đồng loạt (adverb): simultaneously, in a blanket manner (often for actions, not necessarily implying unity of purpose).
• Cùng một lúc (phrase): at the same time (more general, less emphatic on unity).
• Đồng thanh (adverb): in unison (specifically for voices, e.g., speaking or shouting together).

Synonyms

• Cùng nhau: together.
• Đồng thời: simultaneously, concurrently.
• Một loạt: in a series, in a batch (can imply a sequence of similar actions by many).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Trống dong cờ mở, nhất tề tiến lên": (Idiomatic) With drums rolling and flags unfurled, everyone advances together. Describes a grand, unified, and spirited advance.
• "Nhất tề đứng dậy": to rise up all together (a common phrase describing collective uprising or rebellion).
  • Toàn dân nhất tề đứng dậy bảo vệ Tổ quốc. (The entire people rose up all together to defend the Fatherland.)

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