协 xié to assist
to assist; to cooperate
How to remember 协: 十 ten + 办 manage = to assist. Ten neighbours turn up early to manage the setup of the street party, all happy to assist.
Component breakdown
协 = 十 ten + 办 manage
- 十 ten
- 办 manage
- 力 power
- 八 eight
Ten neighbours turn up early to manage the setup of the street party, all happy to assist.
How it is used
- Bound root for "cooperate, coordinate", formal/institutional register throughout.
- 协议 xiéyì "agreement, accord" and 协会 xiéhuì "association, society" are common nouns in business/diplomatic contexts.
- 协助 xiézhù "to assist" and 协调 xiétiáo "to coordinate" are the everyday-office verbs - 协调 especially common for scheduling or resolving conflicting demands.
- 协商 xiéshāng "to consult, negotiate together" implies both sides discussing to reach consensus.
Words with 协
- 协议xiéyìagreementHSK 5
- 协会xiéhuìan associationHSK 6
- 协助xiézhùto provide assistanceHSK 6
- 协调xiétiáoto coordinateHSK 6
- 协作xiézuòcooperationHSK 8
- 协同xiétóngto cooperateHSK 8
- 协商xiéshāngto consult withHSK 8
- 协定xiédìngagreementHSK 8
- 妥协tuǒxiéto compromiseHSK 8
- 齐心协力qíxīn-xiélìto work with a common purpose (idiom)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 他们通过协商解决问题。 Tāmen tōngguò xiéshāng jiějué wèntí.They solved the problem through negotiation.