众人拾柴火焰高 (Zhòngrén shí chái huǒyàn gāo)

Meaning: When everyone contributes, much more can be achieved.

Literally: When everyone gathers firewood, the flames rise high

Example: “大家一起捐款，很快就修好了学校。众人拾柴火焰高。” — Everyone donated together, and the school was soon repaired: many hands make light work.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and 6 more languages

English: Many hands make light work
French: L'union fait la force (literally: Unity makes strength)
Spanish: La unión hace la fuerza (literally: Union makes strength)
Japanese: 三人寄れば文殊の知恵 (Sannin yoreba Monju no chie) (literally: Three people together have Manjusri's wisdom)
German: Viele Hände machen der Arbeit schnell ein Ende (literally: Many hands quickly make an end of the work)
Italian: L'unione fa la forza (literally: Union makes strength)
Portuguese: A união faz a força (literally: Union makes strength)
Dutch: Vele handen maken licht werk (literally: Many hands make light work)
Russian: Берись дружно, не будет грузно (Beris' druzhno, ne budet gruzno) (literally: Lift together and it won't be heavy)
Korean: 백지장도 맞들면 낫다 (Baekjijangdo matdeulmyeon natda) (literally: Even a sheet of paper is lighter carried by two)
Turkish: Bir elin nesi var, iki elin sesi var (literally: What does one hand have? Two hands make a sound)