xié yuēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
entente / pact / agreement / negotiated settlement
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Original source entry:

協約 协约 [xie2 yue1] /entente/pact/agreement/negotiated settlement/

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Other forms in these source records: 協約

  • 协
    xié

    to cooperate / to harmonize / to help / to assist / to join

  • 约
    yāo

    to weigh in a balance or on a scale

    yuē

    to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise

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