合作社

hézuòshè

noun HSK 7-9 #47,604

Measure Word

一个合作社 gè

Meanings

1 cooperative
2 co-op

Characters

society; organization

Literally "work-together organization"

Examples

农民成立了一个农业合作社。

Nóngmín chénglì le yīgè nóngyè hézuòshè.

The farmers established an agricultural cooperative.

这个合作社有一百多个成员。

Zhège hézuòshè yǒu yībǎi duō gè chéngyuán.

This cooperative has over a hundred members.

Tips

history

Cooperatives (合作社) played a major role in Chinese history, especially during land reform and collectivization in the 1950s. Today the term is used for modern co-ops in agriculture, finance, and retail.

Stroke Order

合 hé

作 zuò

社 shè