Usage note
合作表示一起做事。
hé zuò biǎo shì yì qǐ zuò shì。
合作 means to work together.
Context note
合作常用于工作、学习和项目。
hé zuò cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 xué xí hé xiàng mù。
It is often used with work, study, and projects.
5 examples
我们要合作完成任务。
wǒ men yào hé zuò wán chéng rèn wu。
We should cooperate to finish the task.
他们合作得很好。
tā men hé zuò dé hěn hǎo。
They cooperate very well.
合作可以提高效率。
hé zuò kě yǐ tí gāo xiào lǜ。
Cooperation can improve efficiency.
老师让两人合作。
lǎo shī ràng liǎng rén hé zuò。
The teacher asked the two to cooperate.
这次合作很成功。
zhè cì hé zuò hěn chéng gōng。
This cooperation was very successful.
5 mini stories
小组合作后，答案更完整了。
xiǎo zǔ hé zuò hòu， dá àn gèng wán zhěng le。
After group cooperation, the answer became more complete.
老师说，合作很重要。
lǎo shī shuō， hé zuò hěn zhòng yào。
The teacher said cooperation is important.
他们合作设计了海报。
tā men hé zuò shè jì le hǎi bào。
They cooperatively designed the poster.
好的合作能让事情更快完成。
hǎo de hé zuò néng ràng shì qíng gèng kuài wán chéng。
Good cooperation can make things finish faster.
大家一起合作，教室很快就整理好了。
dà jiā yì qǐ hé zuò， jiào shì hěn kuài jiù zhěng lǐ hǎo le。
Everyone cooperated, and the classroom was tidied up quickly.
Mini dialogue
一起画画
A
这幅画太大了，我们合作完成吧。
Zhè fú huà tài dà le, wǒmen hézuò wánchéng ba.
This painting is too big, let's cooperate to finish it.
B
好的，你画左边，我画右边。
Hǎo de, nǐ huà zuǒbiān, wǒ huà yòubiān.
Okay, you draw the left side, I'll draw the right side.
搬桌子
A
我一个人搬不动，需要你的合作。
Wǒ yī gè rén bān bù dòng, xūyào nǐ de hézuò.
I can't move it alone, I need your cooperation.
B
没问题，我们一起搬。
Méi wèntí, wǒmen yīqǐ bān.
No problem, let's move it together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
帮助
bāng zhù
help
To assist, similar to cooperating
related
一起
yī qǐ
together
Doing something jointly, key to cooperation
opposite
单独
dān dú
alone
Doing something by oneself, opposite of cooperating