协会 xiéhuì an association
an association; a society
How to remember 协会: 协 to assist + 会 can = an association.
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How it is used
- A formal association or society of members - 作家协会 (zuòjiā xiéhuì) writers' association, 消费者协会 (xiāofèizhě xiéhuì) consumers' association.
- An organized professional/interest body; contrast 学会 (xuéhuì), an academic learned society, and 俱乐部 (jùlèbù), a club.
- Measure word 个 or 家. Formal/institutional register.