协 xié
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
协定
xiédìng
agreement; accord; to conclude an agreement
Characters in this word
定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 两国终于签署边境贸易协定，为长期争端降温提供了制度框架。 Liǎng guó zhōngyú qiānshǔ biānjìng màoyì xiédìng, wèi chángqī zhēngduān jiàngwēn tígōng le zhìdù kuàngjià. The two countries finally signed a border trade agreement, providing an institutional framework for easing the long-running dispute.
- 双方经过几个月谈判，终于达成了书面协定。 Shuāngfāng jīngguò jǐ gè yuè tánpàn, zhōngyú dáchéng le shūmiàn xiédìng. After months of negotiation, the two sides finally reached a written agreement.
- 根据这份协定，双方的货物可以免税进出港口。 Gēnjù zhè fèn xiédìng, shuāngfāng de huòwù kěyǐ miǎnshuì jìnchū gǎngkǒu. Under this agreement, goods from both sides can enter and leave the ports duty-free.
Related words
- 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
- 妥协 tuǒxié to compromise; compromise
- 协商 xiéshāng to consult; to negotiate
- 协同 xiétóng to coordinate; to collaborate
- 协作 xiézuò collaboration; to work together
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 一定 yídìng definitely; certainly