How to say “association” in Chinese

协会
xiéhuì

association, society

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Society”

“Association” in Chinese is 协会, xié huì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

协会 is read xié huì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

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

How to write it

协
xié — jointly; assist

On the left, 十 “ten”; on the right, 办 “do”: doing things together.

会
huì — can; meeting

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 “协会”.

Examples

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

  • 她加入了当地的作家协会。tājiārùledāngdìdezuòjiāxiéhuìShe joined the local writers' association.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “association” in Chinese?

“Association” in Chinese is 协会, pinyin xiéhuì.

What does 协会 mean?

协会 (xiéhuì) means “association, society”.

How do you write 协会?

协会 is 2 characters: 协 (xié) — jointly; assist; 会 (huì) — can; meeting. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 协会?

协会 is read xiéhuì. Tones: xié — second tone, huì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“association” in the lesson “Organizations, appeals and slogans”

This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. 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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