How to say “coordinate” in Chinese

协调
xiétiáo

coordinate; harmonious

adjective · HSK 6 · topic “Business and management”

“Coordinate” in Chinese is 协调, xié tiáo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

协调 is read xié tiáo: 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?”
tiáo — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

协
xié — jointly; assist

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

调
tiáo — adjust, tune

On the left, 讠 “speech”. Its second reading is diào, “tone, melody”.

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 “协调”.

Examples

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

  • 项目经理的主要工作是协调各部门的关系。xiàngmùjīnglǐdezhǔyàogōngzuòshìxiétiáogèbùméndeguānxìA project manager's main job is to coordinate the relations between departments.

More words from the lesson “Running a project”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “coordinate” in Chinese?

“Coordinate” in Chinese is 协调, pinyin xiétiáo.

What does 协调 mean?

协调 (xiétiáo) means “coordinate; harmonious”.

How do you write 协调?

协调 is 2 characters: 协 (xié) — jointly; assist; 调 (tiáo) — adjust, tune. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 协调?

协调 is read xiétiáo. Tones: xié — second tone, tiáo — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“coordinate” in the lesson “Running a project”

This word is from the topic “Business and management” 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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