合作 (hézuò) · to cooperate

合作 (hézuò) means “to cooperate; to work together”. It is written with 2 characters: 合 (to close) + 作 (to make). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 合作 is built

The characters

合 hé · to close

What 合 is made of

亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

作 zuò · to make

What 作 is made of

亻rén — person
乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我们合作得很好。Wǒmen hézuò de hěn hǎo.We work well together.

你想跟我们合作吗？Nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒmen hézuò ma?Would you like to work with us?

Questions about 合作

What does 合作 mean?

合作 (hézuò) means “to cooperate; to work together”.

How do you pronounce 合作?

合作 is pronounced hézuò.

Which HSK level is 合作?

合作 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

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It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 94: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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