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协调

xié tiáo · xie tiao

Traditional 協調

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to coordinate
  2. to harmonize
  3. to fit together
  4. to match (colors etc)
  5. harmonious
  6. concerted
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Finding a time

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)四个(sìgè)人(rén)的(de)时间(shíjiān)很(hěn)难(nán)协调(xiétiáo)。

    It is hard to coordinate the time of the four of us.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)协调(xiétiáo)吧(ba)。周六(zhōuliù)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    I will coordinate it. How about Saturday?

  3. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)周六(zhōuliù)有(yǒu)课(kè)。

    Qiqi has class on Saturday.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)周日(zhōurì)呢(ne)？

    Then Sunday?

  5. Dengdeng

    周日(zhōurì)琦琦(qíqí)有事(yǒushì)。

    Qiqi is busy on Sunday.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)协调(xiétiáo)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)，最后(zuìhòu)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)说(shuō)随便(suíbiàn)。

    I coordinated for an hour. In the end everyone said "whatever".

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)第(dì)三(sān)点(diǎn)说(shuō)明(míng)的(de)是(shì)，埃(Āi)米(mǐ)特(tè)试(shì)图(tú)协(xié)调(tiáo)现(xiàn)实(shí)与(yǔ)他(tā)的(de)理(lǐ)论(lùn)设(shè)计(jì)。

The third point to make is that Emmet attempted to harmonize his theory with the reality of designing.

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02

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(gè)部(bù)门(mén)的(de)计(jì)划(huà)需(xū)要(yào)好(hǎo)好(hǎo)协(xié)调(tiáo)一(yí)下(xià)。

The plans of these two departments need to be properly coordinated.

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