协

xié

to cooperate

to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join

handle affairs (办) + ten (十) = cooperate and assist

办 carries the idea of handling or managing affairs, suggesting coordinated effort. 十 mainly contributes the sound xié here, though you might picture many hands joining forces.

十+办→协
办To handleSemantic
十TenPhonetic

我们要协力完成这个任务。

wǒ men yào xié lì wán chéng zhè ge rèn wu。

We need to join forces to complete this task.

两个部门需要协作,才能解决这个问题。

liǎng ge bù mén xū yào xié zuò,cái néng jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí。

The two departments need to cooperate in order to solve this problem.

Words with 协

妥协

tuǒ xié

to compromise

协约国

xié yuē guó

entente (i.e. Western powers allied to China in WW1)

贸易协定

mào yì xié dìng

trade agreement

东协

dōng xié

(Tw) ASEAN (abbr. for 東南亞國協|东南亚国协[Dong1 nan2 ya4 Guo2 Xie2])

足协杯

zú xié bēi

soccer association cup

通讯协定

tōng xùn xié dìng

(Tw) (computing) communication protocol

达成协议

dá chéng xié yì

to reach agreement

关贸总协定

guān mào zǒng xié dìng

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

关税与贸易总协定

guān shuì yǔ mào yì zǒng xié dìng

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

雅礼协会

yǎ lǐ xié huì

Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901

音集协

yīn jí xié

China Audio-Video Copyright Association (CAVCA)

体协

tǐ xié

sports association (abbr. for 體育協會|体育协会[ti3 yu4 xie2 hui4])

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