协 (xié): to cooperate, to harmonize, to help
协 (xié) is a Chinese character meaning “to cooperate.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 十 (phonetic) and 办 (semantic). It ranks #735 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 协 manage. Its radical form 十 (ten) appears in many related characters such as 十 (shí, ten), 午 (wǔ, 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse), 半 (bàn, half).
Definitions
- to cooperate
- to harmonize
- to help
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 协
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 协议verb/noun | xié yì | agreement | 5 |
| 协助verb | xié zhù | to provide assistance | 6 |
| 协会noun | xié huì | an association | 6 |
| 协调adjective/verb | xié tiáo | to coordinate | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妥协verb | tuǒ xié | to compromise |
| 协定noun | xié dìng | agreement |
| 协商verb | xié shāng | to consult with |
| 齐心协力phrase | qí xīn xié lì | to work with a common purpose (idiom) |
| 协作verb | xié zuò | cooperation |
| 协同verb | xié tóng | to cooperate |
| 同心协力phrase | tóng xīn xié lì | to work with a common purpose (idiom) |
| 协议书noun | xié yì shū | contract |
| 协奏曲noun | xié zòu qǔ | concerto |
| 协调员 | xié tiáo yuán | coordinator |
| 协力verb | xié lì | to unite in common effort |
| 协和verb | xié hé | to harmonize |
| 协约noun | xié yuē | entente |
| 协理verb | xié lǐ | assistant manager |
| 协办verb | xié bàn | to assist |
协 appears in 96 compound words: 34 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 53 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 协 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
了解协字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè xié zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "协" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
美贸易代表:关税裁决不影响中美贸易协议 也不影响特朗普访华
měi mào yì dài biǎo : guān shuì cái jué bù yǐng xiǎng zhōng měi mào yì xié yì yě bù yǐng xiǎng tè lǎng pǔ fǎng huá
U.S. Trade Representative: The tariff ruling will not affect the Sino-US trade agreement nor will it affect Trump's visit to China
美贸易代表:尚无任何国家说退出关税协议
měi mào yì dài biǎo : shàng wú rèn hé guó jiā shuō tuì chū guān shuì xié yì
USTR: No country has said it has withdrawn from the tariff agreement
...财长:与贸易夥伴联系 各国盼维持既有关税协议
. . . cái cháng : yǔ mào yì 夥 bàn lián xì gè guó pàn wéi chí jì yǒu guān shuì xié yì
... Finance Minister: Liaising with trading partners Countries hope to maintain existing tariff agreements
...加征15%关税 各国审慎 估不会撤销与美协议
. . . jiā zhēng 1 5 guān shuì gè guó shěn shèn gū bù huì chè xiāo yǔ měi xié yì
... Impose a 15% tariff and prudently estimate that they will not withdraw from the agreement with the United States
经济日报社论/台美对等贸易协定的误判与修正
jīng jì rì bào shè lùn tái měi duì děng mào yì xié dìng de wù pàn yǔ xiū zhèng
Economic Daily Editorial/Misjudgment and Amendment of the Taiwan-US Reciprocal Trade Agreement
与其向命运妥协，我宁可自杀。
Yǔqí xiàng mìngyùn tuǒxié, wǒ nìngkě zìshā.
I would rather kill myself than reconcile myself to my fate.
汤姆和玛丽达成了协议。
Tāngmǔ hé Mǎlì dáchéng le xiéyì.
Tom and Mary came to an understanding.
我会尽量协助汤姆。
Wǒ huì jǐnliàng xiézhù Tāngmǔ.
I'll help Tom if I can.
欧洲各国之间需要达成协议。
ōuzhōu gèguó zhījiān xūyào dáchéngxiéyì.
There needs to be agreement between European countries.
Character Family
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