Chinese word

协定

Pronunciation

Pinyinxié dìng

Meaning

  • nounagreement

Example

我们需要重新商议这份协定。wǒ men xū yào chóng xīn shāng yì zhè fèn xié dìng

We need to renegotiate this agreement.

Illustration for 协定 (agreement)

More examples

相关方未能遵守协定中关于环境保护的规定。xiāng guān fāng wèi néng zūn shǒu xié dìng zhōng guān yú huán jìng bǎo hù de guī dìng

The parties involved failed to abide by the environmental protection provisions in the agreement.

Core concept

A shared decision put into a stable form that the involved sides are expected to honor.

Common phrases

  • 签署协定qiān shǔ xié dìng

    sign an agreement

  • 遵守协定zūn shǒu xié dìng

    comply with an agreement

  • 修订协定xiū dìng xié dìng

    amend an agreement

Similar words

协议xié yì: An agreement reached through discussion and put into a document or other settled arrangement.
合同hé tóng: A signed legal contract that clearly sets out the rights and duties of each side.
约定yuē dìng: An everyday promise or simple arrangement made between people or groups.
条约tiáo yuē: A formal agreement made between countries and recognized as binding internationally.

Definition in Chinese

当事者经过协商一致并确定下来，作为双方或多方遵守的约定，通常具有一定的约束力。dāng shì zhě jīng guò xié shāng yí zhì bìng què dìng xià lái zuò wéi shuāng fāng huò duō fāng zūn shǒu de yuē dìng tōng cháng jù yǒu yí dìng de yuē shù lì

Word origin

The word 协定 (xiédìng, "agreement") combines the ideas of cooperating and settling, highlighting a decision that several sides establish together.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this noun has a formal, institutional tone, while casual talk about personal plans usually uses simpler expressions.

Other meanings

  • arrangementnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 协定条款xié dìng tiáo kuǎnterms of an agreementnoun
  • 多边协定duō biān xié dìngmultilateral agreementnoun

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