Definitions

xié in company with

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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The character 偎 is a phono-semantic compound, with the human radical 亻 on the left indicating its connection to people and relationships, and the phonetic element 皆 on the right. It primarily means to be together, to act in unison, or to accompany someone. This character often appears in formal or literary contexts describing mutual accompaniment, especially in traditional idioms about marriage, where it embodies the ideal of a couple growing old together in lifelong harmony.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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我们同去学校。

Wǒmen xiétóng qù xuéxiào.

We go to school together.

妻子回家。

Tā xié qīzi huí jiā.

He goes home with his wife.

朋友们行参观博物馆。

Péngyoumen xiéxíng cānguān bówùguǎn.

Friends visit the museum together.

经理同客户讨论合同。

Jīnglǐ xiétóng kèhù tǎolùn hétong.

The manager discusses the contract with the client.

他们游山水,享受自然。

Tāmen xié yóu shānshuǐ, xiǎngshòu zìrán.

They travel through mountains and rivers together, enjoying nature.

在项目中,团队手合作。

Zài xiàngmù zhōng, tuánduì xié shǒu hézuò.

In the project, the team cooperates hand in hand.

政府同企业促进经济发展。

Zhèngfǔ xiétóng qǐyè cùjìn jīngjì fāzhǎn.

The government works with enterprises to promote economic development.

面对环境危机,全球国家必须同采取行动。

Miàn duì huánjìng wēijī, quánqiú guójiā bìxū xiétóng cǎiqǔ xíngdòng.

Facing the environmental crisis, global countries must take action together.