No. 2,551 in Chinese
看齐
"看齐" means "to follow suit" or "to align with."
In a sentence
我们要向前辈看齐，学习他们的优良品德。
We should align ourselves with our predecessors and learn from their excellent virtues.
In this sentence, "看齐" means to align oneself with a model or standard set by someone else.
公司要求所有员工的工作方法都要看齐经理的高效风格。
The company requires all employees to align their working methods with the manager's efficient style.
Here, "看齐" indicates the act of aligning one's own practices with those of another person as a standard.
在团队合作中，每个人的目标应该看齐项目的总体要求。
In teamwork, everyone's goal should align with the overall requirements of the project.
In this instance, "看齐" refers to the process of adjusting goals or behaviors to match a predetermined set of standards.
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