妥 tuǒ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
妥协
tuǒxié
to compromise; compromise
Characters in this word
协 xié
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在核心原则上妥协，往往会让制度改革失去最初的方向。 Zài héxīn yuánzé shàng tuǒxié, wǎngwǎng huì ràng zhìdù gǎigé shīqù zuìchū de fāngxiàng. Compromising on core principles often causes institutional reform to lose its original direction.
- 谈判进行了几个小时，双方都不肯妥协。 Tánpàn jìnxíng le jǐ gè xiǎoshí, shuāngfāng dōu bù kěn tuǒxié. The negotiation went on for several hours, and neither side was willing to compromise.
- 夫妻俩最后妥协了，同意周末各留一天自由时间。 Fūqī liǎ zuìhòu tuǒxié le, tóngyì zhōumò gè liú yī tiān zìyóu shíjiān. The husband and wife finally compromised, agreeing that on weekends each would keep one day of free time.
Related words
- 妥 tuǒ proper; settled; ready
- 妥当 tuǒdàng proper; appropriate
- 妥善 tuǒshàn properly; appropriately
- 稳妥 wěntuǒ safe; reliable; prudent
- 协议 xiéyì agreement
- 协议书 xiéyìshū contract
- 协会 xiéhuì association
- 协调 xiétiáo coordinated; to coordinate
- 协助 xiézhù to assist
- 齐心协力 qíxīnxiélì to work with one heart; to make concerted efforts
- 协定 xiédìng agreement; accord; to conclude an agreement
- 协商 xiéshāng to consult; to negotiate