How to say “agreement” in Chinese
agreement
“Agreement” in Chinese is 协议, xié yì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
协议 is read xié yì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 十 “ten”; on the right, 办 “do”: doing things together.
On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 义 yì hints at the sound.
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 “协议”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 协议. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 双方签订了合作协议shuāngfāngqiāndìnglehézuòxiéyìThe sides signed a cooperation agreement.
- 经过讨论双方达成了协议jīngguòtǎolùn,shuāngfāngdáchénglexiéyìAfter discussion the sides reached an agreement.
- 双方达成了协议shuāngfāngdáchénglexiéyìThe sides reached an agreement.
More words from the lesson “Negotiations”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “agreement” in Chinese?
“Agreement” in Chinese is 协议, pinyin xiéyì.
What does 协议 mean?
协议 (xiéyì) means “agreement”.
How do you write 协议?
协议 is 2 characters: 协 (xié) — jointly; assist; 议 (yì) — discuss. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 协议?
协议 is read xiéyì. Tones: xié — second tone, yì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“agreement” 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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