协商

协商 xiéshāng

Consult with (talk things over)

协商 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體協商 xieshang

What 协商 means

Consult with (talk things over)

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Character by character

协商 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

协

xié

Cooperate (assist - harmonize)

商

shāng

Commerce (business - consult - discuss - quotient - Shang dynasty)

Words that share a character with 协商

How to write 协商

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协商 in a sentence

这件事双方可以协商解决。

Zhè jiàn shì shuāngfāng kěyǐ xiéshāng jiějué.

The two sides can settle this by negotiation.

经过协商，他们达成了共识。

Jīngguò xiéshāng, tāmen dá chéng le gòngshí.

After consultation they reached a common view.

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Questions about 协商

What does 协商 mean in English?

协商 is pronounced xiéshāng and means Consult with (talk things over).

How do you pronounce 协商?

协商 is xiéshāng in pinyin — written xieshang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 协商?

协商 is written with 2 characters: 协 (xié) Cooperate (assist - harmonize), 商 (shāng) Commerce (business - consult - discuss - quotient - Shang dynasty). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 协商 written in traditional Chinese?

協商. The simplified form 协商 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 協商 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced xiéshāng.

Is 协商 an HSK word?

Yes — 协商 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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