HSK 6 · Society

协会 xiéhuì “association” in Chinese

Traditional 協會

What 协会 means

  1. association
  2. society

Measure word 个 gè or 家 jiā · 一个协会 yí ge xiéhuì

How to say 协会

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale协xié2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale会huì4th tone, falling

协会 in a sentence

  1. 这个协会有三十个会员。

    Zhè ge xiéhuì yǒu sānshí ge huìyuán.

    The association has thirty members.

    Sentence #4739241 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 我申请成为协会会员。

    Wǒ shēnqǐng chéngwéi xiéhuì huìyuán.

    I applied for membership in the association.

    Sentence #4739246 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 不可以强迫任何人加入某个协会。

    Bù kěyǐ qiǎngpò rènhé rén jiārù mǒu ge xiéhuì.

    No one can be forced to join an association.

    Sentence #9961259 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 协会 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 协 (xié) with each of its parts in a different colour
协xiéto cooperate
  • 十ten · shíSound part
  • 办to set up · bànMeaning part

办 hints at the meaning (to set up); 十 (shí) hints at the sound. Compare it with xié.

The character 会 (huì) with each of its parts in a different colour
会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to
  • 人person · rén
  • 云cloud · yún

Memory aidPeople 人 getting together to talk 云 (云 meant “to say” in old Chinese): to meet, and to know how.

How to write 协会

协 6 strokes · 会 6 strokes

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协会 (xiéhuì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 协会 (xiéhuì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 协会

Words with 协

妥协tuǒxié · to compromise协商xiéshāng · to consult协助xiézhù · to assist协调xiétiáo · to coordinate协议xiéyì · agreement齐心协力qíxīnxiélì · to work together

Words with 会

会huì · can会议huìyì · meeting机会jīhuì · opportunity开会kāihuì · to have a meeting晚会wǎnhuì · evening party一会儿yíhuìr · a while运动会yùndònghuì · sports meet误会wùhuì · to misunderstand约会yuēhuì · appointment聚会jùhuì · party

More words: Society & Law

宪法xiànfǎ · constitution陷害xiànhài · to frame嫌疑xiányí · suspicion消防xiāofáng · firefighting袭击xíjī · to attack刑事xíngshì · criminal (law)行政xíngzhèng · administration凶手xiōngshǒu · murderer

FAQs

协会 (xiéhuì) means “association” or “society”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiéhuì: xié with a 2nd tone, then huì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 协会 is written 協會. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè) or 家 (jiā). For example, one association is 一个协会 (yí ge xiéhuì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiehui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 协会 from the suggestions. Typing xiehui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
协会 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.