协调

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 他负责协调各部门的工作。▶ —
   He is in charge of coordinating the departments' work.
2. 这幅画的色彩很协调。▶ —
   The colors of this painting are very harmonious.

Collocations

Mnemonic

协 xié "to harmonize" + 调 tiáo "to adjust, attune": to harmonize and attune, i.e. to coordinate; also adjective "harmonious". Both verb and adjective. Polyphone: 调 is tiáo "to adjust" (协调, 调整) but diào "to transfer" (调动); here tiáo. Distinguish 协调 (to make things harmonize) from 协作 (xiézuò, to work cooperatively).

Related

Quick check

1. How is 调 read in 协调?

   • tiáo
   • diào
   • zhōu
   • tiāo