HSK 6 · Work

协调 xiétiáo “to coordinate” in Chinese

Traditional 協調

What 协调 means

  1. to coordinate
  2. harmonious
  3. to harmonise
  4. to fit together
  5. to match (colours etc)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • concerted

How to say 协调

  • 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 second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale调tiáo2nd tone, rising

协调 in a sentence

  1. 这个会议由她负责协调。

    Zhè ge huìyì yóu tā fùzé xiétiáo.

    She’s in charge of coordinating this meeting.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这件衣服的颜色很协调。

    Zhè jiàn yīfu de yánsè hěn xiétiáo.

    The colours of this outfit go well together.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 协调 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 调 (tiáo) with each of its parts in a different colour
调tiáoto harmonise
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 周Zhou dynasty · zhōuSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 周 (zhōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with tiáo.

How to write 协调

协 6 strokes · 调 10 strokes

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

Words related to 协调

Words with 协

妥协tuǒxié · to compromise协商xiéshāng · to consult协助xiézhù · to assist协议xiéyì · agreement协会xiéhuì · association齐心协力qíxīnxiélì · to work together

Words with 调

空调kōngtiáo · air conditioning调查diàochá · investigation强调qiángdiào · to emphasise (a statement)调整tiáozhěng · to adjust单调dāndiào · monotonous调皮tiáopí · naughty声调shēngdiào · tone (of a syllable)调料tiáoliào · seasoning调和tiáohé · to reconcile调剂tiáojì · to adjust

More words: Work & Career

外行wàiháng · layman委托wěituō · to entrust委员wěiyuán · committee member下属xiàshǔ · subordinate协议xiéyì · agreement薪水xīnshui · salary验收yànshōu · to check and accept应酬yìngchou · to socialise

FAQs

协调 (xiétiáo) means “to coordinate” or “harmonious”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiétiáo: xié with a 2nd tone, then tiáo with a 2nd 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, 协调 is written 協調. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xietiao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 协调 from the suggestions. Typing xietiao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
协调 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.