协议 xiéyì agreement
agreement; pact; protocol
怎么记住“协议”: 协 to assist + 议 consult = agreement.
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用法
- A negotiated agreement/pact: 签订协议 (qiāndìng xiéyì) sign an agreement; 达成协议 (dáchéng xiéyì) reach an agreement.
- Contrast 合同 (hétong, a formal legally-binding contract): 协议 is broader, mutual understandings, treaties, terms, and not always as legally rigid.
- Also the tech sense 'protocol': 网络协议 (wǎngluò xiéyì) network protocol.