妥协

妥協

tuǒxié

verb HSK 7-9 #5,517

Meanings

1 to compromise
2 to make concessions

Characters

appropriate; to settle

to cooperate; to harmonize

Examples

双方最终达成了妥协。

Shuāngfāng zuìzhōng dáchéng le tuǒxié.

Both sides eventually reached a compromise.

他不愿意在原则问题上妥协。

Tā bù yuànyì zài yuánzé wèntí shàng tuǒxié.

He is unwilling to compromise on matters of principle.

Tips

memory

妥 (settle/proper) + 协 (cooperate/harmonize) = settling things through cooperation, i.e., compromise.

Stroke Order

妥 tuǒ

协 xié