协
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xié · to assist

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6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 协

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xiéWords pronounced xié
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Example sentences

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Wǒ men dá chéng le hé huǒ xié yì.我们达成了合伙协议。

We have reached a partnership agreement.

Source: Tatoeba #805529 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù kě yǐ qiǎngpò rèn hé rén jiā rù mǒu gè xié huì.不可以强迫任何人加入某个协会。

No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

Source: Tatoeba #9961259 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiāng xié zhù zhège jì huà.他将协助这个计划。

He will assist this project.

Source: Tatoeba #1366173 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ bú huì tuǒ xié de.汤姆不会妥协的。

Tom isn't going to back down.

Source: Tatoeba #13911379 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men yào dá chéng yì xiē xié dìng.我们要达成一些协定。

We have to come to some agreement.

Source: Tatoeba #5574485 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ zhōng guó rén mín zhèng zhì xié shāng huì yì ” de jiǎn chēng shì “ rén mín zhèng xié ”.“中国人民政治协商会议”的简称是“人民政协”。

The abbreviation of "Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference" is "CPPCC".

Source: Tatoeba #727531 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 协 in context

  1. Say xié, then recall the core meaning: to assist.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 协议 (xié yì), meaning “agreement”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 协 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.