合作

• 拼音: hé zuò
• 汉字拆解: 合 = lid fitting a container — to join together; 作 = 亻(person) + 乍 (suddenly) — to do or make

含义

To cooperate; to collaborate; cooperation. Working together towards a shared goal.

Functions as both a verb and a noun. Widely used in business, education, and everyday life. Common phrases: 合作伙伴 (partner/collaborator), 合作愉快 (happy collaboration — said at the end of working together), 国际合作 (international cooperation). Implies mutual effort and shared responsibility.

例句

1. 这两家公司决定合作开发新产品。
2. 只有大家合作，才能完成这个项目。
3. 和你合作非常愉快。

用法指南

语境: work, business, school

语气: cooperative

正确说法

• 我们需要更多的合作。(We need more cooperation.)
• 希望以后有机会再合作。(I hope we'll have the chance to work together again.)

错误说法

• 我和对手合作比赛。(Don't use 合作 when you mean competing — it means working together. Say 我和对手比赛.)

起源与历史

Compound of 合 (together/combine) and 作 (to do/work). Together they mean 'to work together' — cooperate.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal