How to say “cooperate” in Chinese

配合
pèihé

cooperate, coordinate

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Work”

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

How to pronounce it

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

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

How to write it

配
pèi — match, combine; suit

On the left, 酉 “wine jar”; on the right, 己.

合
hé — join; fit

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

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 “配合”.

Examples

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

  • 团队成员之间配合得很好tuánduìchéngyuánzhījiānpèihédehěnhǎoThe team members work really well together.
  • 请大家配合一下qǐngdàjiāpèihéyíxiàI'd ask everyone to cooperate, please.

More words from the lesson “Team and staff”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “cooperate” in Chinese?

“Cooperate” in Chinese is 配合, pinyin pèihé.

What does 配合 mean?

配合 (pèihé) means “cooperate, coordinate”.

How do you write 配合?

配合 is 2 characters: 配 (pèi) — match, combine; suit; 合 (hé) — join; fit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 配合?

配合 is read pèihé. Tones: pèi — fourth tone, hé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“cooperate” in the lesson “Team and staff”

This word is from the topic “Work” 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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