合作
hé zuò HSK 5

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📚 Example Sentences

我们合作完成这个项目。
Wǒmen hézuò wánchéng zhège xiàngmù.
We cooperate to complete this project.
这次合作非常成功。
Zhè cì hézuò fēicháng chénggōng.
This cooperation was very successful.
他们希望继续合作。
Tāmen xīwàng jìxù hézuò.
They hope to continue cooperating.
我们合作。
Wǒmen hézuò.
We cooperate.
他们合作了。
Tāmen hézuò le.
They cooperated.

💡 Memory Tip

Break it down: 合 (hé) means 'combine' or 'join,' and 作 (zuò) means 'do' or 'work.' Think: 'join together to do work' = cooperate. Associate it with teamwork images like shaking hands or puzzle pieces fitting together.

📝 Usage Notes

Used in both formal and informal contexts, common in spoken and written Chinese. Frequently appears in business, academic, diplomatic, and everyday situations involving teamwork. It can be used as a verb (e.g., 合作完成项目) or a noun (e.g., 长期合作).

📖 Grammar Points

Often used with modal verbs like 可以, 愿意, 希望 (e.g., 我们可以合作). Can be followed by objects (e.g., 合作一个项目) or used in serial verb constructions (e.g., 合作开发产品). As a noun, it can be modified (e.g., 成功的合作).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese culture, cooperation is highly valued in both business and social contexts, often emphasizing harmony (和谐) and collective success. The phrase 合作共赢 (win-win cooperation) is a common ideal in modern Chinese discourse.

🔄 Similar Words

协作 (xiézuò) also means collaboration but often implies more coordinated, technical, or task-specific teamwork. 配合 (pèihé) means to coordinate or assist, usually with one party supporting another, while 合作 suggests more equal partnership.

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