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妥协

tuǒ xié · tuo xie

Traditional 妥協

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to compromise
  2. to reach terms
  3. a compromise
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Sea or mountain?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)爬山(páshān)，怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    I want to go to the seaside and you want to climb. What do we do?

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)要(yào)妥协(tuǒxié)一下(yīxià)。

    We both have to compromise a little.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)妥协(tuǒxié)，去(qù)爬山(páshān)。

    OK, I'll compromise first. Let's go hiking.

  4. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)也(yě)妥协(tuǒxié)，爬(pá)完(wán)山(shān)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)。

    Thanks! I'll compromise too. After the hike we'll go to the sea.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)不是(bùshì)妥协(tuǒxié)，那(nà)是(shì)多花(duōhuā)一倍(yībèi)的(de)钱(qián)。

    That's not a compromise. That's paying double!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)拒(jù)绝(jué)在(zài)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)上(shang)作(zuò)出(chū)妥(tuǒ)协(xié)。

He had refused to compromise on the issue.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

双(shuāng)方(fāng)最(zuì)后(hòu)各(gè)让(ràng)一(yí)步(bù)，达(dá)成(chéng)了(le)妥(tuǒ)协(xié)。

In the end, both sides each gave in a little and reached a compromise.

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