How to say “cooperate” in Chinese

合作
hézuò

cooperate

verb · HSK 5 · topic “The world and the news”

“Cooperate” in Chinese is 合作, hé zuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

合作 is read hé zuò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

hé — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
zuò — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

合
hé — join; fit

The same sign forms the top of 拿 “take, hold”.

作
zuò — do; work

On the left, 亻 “person”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “合作”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 合作. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我们希望跟你们长期合作wǒmenxīwànggēnnǐmenchángqīhézuòWe hope for long-term cooperation with you.
  • 双方签订了合作协议shuāngfāngqiāndìnglehézuòxiéyìThe sides signed a cooperation agreement.
  • 你为什么不跟那家公司合作了?nǐwèishénmebùgēnnàjiāgōngsīhézuòleWhy did you stop working with that company?

More words from the lesson “Negotiations”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “cooperate” in Chinese?

“Cooperate” in Chinese is 合作, pinyin hézuò.

What does 合作 mean?

合作 (hézuò) means “cooperate”.

How do you write 合作?

合作 is 2 characters: 合 (hé) — join; fit; 作 (zuò) — do; work. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 合作?

合作 is read hézuò. Tones: hé — second tone, zuò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“cooperate” in the lesson “Negotiations”

This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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