Chinese symbol for “cooperate”
合作
hé zuò
to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cooperate is 合作 (hé zuò), defined as: to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “cooperate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 协同 (協同) | xié tóng | to cooperate; in coordination with |
| 协 (協) | xié | to cooperate; to harmonize |
| 搭档 (搭檔) | dā dàng | to cooperate; partner |
| 合办 (合辦) | hé bàn | to cooperate; to do business together |
| 通力 | tōng lì | to cooperate; concerted effort |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 合作.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 综合 (綜合) | zōng hé | comprehensive; composite |
| 结合 (結合) | jié hé | to combine; to link |
| 联合 (聯合) | lián hé | to combine; to join |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | lawful; legitimate |
| 适合 (適合) | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 作为 (作為) | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art); opus |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cooperate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.