协力

協力
xiélì
verb #37,363

Meanings

  1. 1 to join forces
  2. 2 to work together
  3. 3 to pool effort

Examples

Wǒmen yào qíxīn xiélì wánchéng rènwù.
We need to unite and work together to complete the task.
Liǎng jiā gōngsī xiélì kāifā xīn chǎnpǐn.
The two companies are jointly developing a new product.

Tips

usage
协力 (xiélì) usually appears in compounds like 齐心协力 (qíxīn xiélì, unite as one) or 协力 (tōnglì xiélì, joint effort). On its own it sounds slightly formal — in casual speech 一起 (yīqǐ, together) or 合作 (hézuò, cooperate) is more common.

Stroke Order

xié