协调 xiétiáo coordinate

Traditional: 協調

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 协调 is in band 6. HSK 6 explained

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中协调。

It means to coordinate. In an office, a manager says three teams can't agree on a time. Someone has to coordinate their schedules before Friday. Want to say it out loud?

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Stroke order

协调 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

协调 — the Chinese character for coordinate (xiétiáo), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 协调 — coordinate

协 — 6 strokes
调 — 10 strokes

Senses

to coordinate
to harmonize
to fit together
to match (colors etc)
harmonious
concerted

Characters in 协调

协 xié — to cooperate; to harmonize; to help
调 tiáo — to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 协调 lives

HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 6 Practise Topic: Work and jobs Practise Topic: Everyday actions Practise

协调 is pronounced xiétiáo and means “coordinate”.