Usage note
统一表示把不同的东西合并成一个。
Tǒngyī biǎoshì bǎ bùtóng de dōngxi hébìng chéng yī gè.
Unify means to combine different things into one.
Context note
我们常用统一来说国家或团队。
Wǒmen cháng yòng tǒngyī lái shuō guójiā huò tuánduì.
We often use unify for countries or teams.
5 examples
我们要统一大家的意见。
wǒ men yào tǒng yī dà jiā de yì jiàn。
We need to unify everyone's opinions.
学校统一了校服的颜色。
xué xiào tǒng yī le xiào fú de yán sè。
The school unified the color of the uniforms.
他们努力统一两个小组。
tā men nǔ lì tǒng yī liǎng gè xiǎo zǔ。
They worked hard to unify the two groups.
统一能让我们更强大。
tǒng yī néng ràng wǒ men gèng qiáng dà。
Unifying can make us stronger.
这个计划需要统一行动。
zhè ge jì huà xū yào tǒng yī xíng dòng。
This plan requires unified action.
5 mini stories
小明和小红想统一他们的玩具箱。
xiǎo míng hé xiǎo hóng xiǎng tǒng yī tā men de wán jù xiāng。
Xiao Ming and Xiao Hong want to unify their toy box.
老师让大家统一坐好。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā tǒng yī zuò hǎo。
The teacher asked everyone to sit uniformly.
他们统一了画画的颜色。
tā men tǒng yī le huà huà de yán sè。
They unified the colors for painting.
统一后，队伍更整齐了。
tǒng yī hòu， duì wu gèng zhěng qí le。
After unifying, the team became neater.
大家统一说谢谢。
dà jiā tǒng yī shuō xiè xiè。
Everyone said thank you in unison.
Mini dialogue
统一意见
A
我们需要统一大家的意见。
Wǒmen xūyào tǒngyī dàjiā de yìjiàn.
We need to unify everyone's opinions.
B
好，我们投票决定吧。
Hǎo, wǒmen tóupiào juédìng ba.
Okay, let's vote to decide.
统一校服
A
我们学校统一穿校服。
Wǒmen xuéxiào tǒngyī chuān xiàofú.
Our school unifies wearing uniforms.
B
这样看起来很整齐。
Zhèyàng kàn qǐlái hěn zhěngqí.
This looks very neat.
Related words and contrasts
similar
团结
tuán jié
unite
Both mean to bring together as one.
opposite
分裂
fēn liè
split
Opposite of unifying.
related
一致
yī zhì
consistent
Unification leads to consistency.