合作社

hézuòshè
noun HSK 7 #47,604

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cooperative
  2. 2 co-op

Examples

Nóngmín chénglì le yī gè nóngyè hézuòshè.
The farmers established an agricultural cooperative.
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

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shè