协助
Old HSK 6
协助 (xiézhù) · to assist
协助 (xiézhù) means “to assist; to help”. It is written with 2 characters: 协 (to assist) + 助 (to help). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 协助 is built
The characters
协 xié · to assist
What 协 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 办bàn — to set up
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 力lì — strength
助 zhù · to help
What 助 is made of
- 且qiě — moreover
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 力 gives the meaning, 且 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请协助我们完成调查。Qǐng xiézhù wǒmen wánchéng diàochá.Please help us complete the survey.
他协助老师组织活动。Tā xiézhù lǎoshī zǔzhī huódòng.He assisted the teacher in organising the event.
Questions about 协助
What does 协助 mean?
协助 (xiézhù) means “to assist; to help”.
How do you pronounce 协助?
协助 is pronounced xiézhù.
Which HSK level is 协助?
协助 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 齐心协力qíxīnxiélìto work together with one heart
- 妥协tuǒxiéto compromise
- 协会xiéhuìassociation
- 协商xiéshāngto consult
- 协调xiétiáoto coordinate
- 协议xiéyìagreement
- 帮助bāngzhùto help
- 赞助zànzhùto sponsor
- 拔苗助长bámiáozhùzhǎngto spoil things by being too hasty
- 辅助fǔzhùto assist
Learn 协助 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 200: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.