多边 duōbiān multilateral
How to remember 多边: 多 many + 边 side = multilateral.
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- Multilateral - 多边贸易 (duōbiān màoyì) multilateral trade; 多边合作 (duōbiān hézuò) multilateral cooperation.
- A diplomacy/economics term; contrasts with 双边 (shuāngbiān, bilateral) and 单边 (dānbiān, unilateral). Formal.