協定

简 协定 · 繁 協定
Mandarin · pinyin xié dìng

Meanings

  1. agreement
  2. accord
  3. to reach an agreement
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協
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定
dìng · decide, settle, fix
协
xié · be united; cooperate
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2–4 · xie2 ding4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hip3 ding6

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noun

  1. agreement; treaty; accord; truce
  2. (Taiwan, computing) protocol

verb

  1. to negotiate an agreement

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