B1 Collocation Formal

密切合作

miqie hezuo

Work closely together

Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use '密切合作' when describing a strong, active, and productive partnership between two or more parties.

  • Means: To work together with high intensity and frequent communication.
  • Used in: Professional emails, project reports, and formal partnership announcements.
  • Don't confuse: Do not use it for casual hanging out; it implies a goal-oriented task.
🤝 (Handshake) + 📈 (Growth/Work) = 密切合作

Explanation at your level:

This phrase means working together very well. You use it when you are in a team and you talk to your teammates a lot to finish a job.
When you work with someone on a project and you need to communicate often, you use this phrase. It shows that you are not working alone and that your connection is strong and active.
This is a professional collocation used to describe a high level of synergy. It implies that parties are sharing resources, information, and strategies to achieve a common objective effectively.
In corporate and formal discourse, '密切合作' denotes a strategic partnership. It suggests that the collaboration is integral to the success of the project, requiring consistent alignment and mutual accountability between all stakeholders involved.
The term functions as a marker of institutional alignment. It is frequently employed in formal reports or diplomatic communiqués to emphasize the depth of integration between entities, moving beyond simple cooperation into a state of co-dependency and shared strategic vision.
Linguistically, this is a high-frequency collocation that encodes a specific socio-professional register. It functions as a performative utterance in business contexts, establishing the parameters of a relationship characterized by high-density interaction and mutual strategic investment, often serving to mitigate risks associated with organizational silos.

Meaning

To collaborate very closely with others on a task or project.

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Cultural Background

Highly valued in state-owned enterprises and government.

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Context is Key

Only use this in professional settings.

Meaning

To collaborate very closely with others on a task or project.

💡

Context is Key

Only use this in professional settings.

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank.

为了项目成功，我们需要____。

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 密切合作

The context implies a need for professional synergy.

🎉 Score: /1

Visual Learning Aids

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

No, it sounds too formal.

Related Phrases

🔄

紧密合作

synonym

Close cooperation

Where to Use It

💼

Office Project

Manager: 我们需要与销售部密切合作。

formal
🤝

Partnership Meeting

Partner: 希望我们未来能密切合作。

formal

Memorize It

Mnemonic

Think of 'Me-Qie' (密切) as 'Me-Key'—when you work closely, you hold the 'key' to the project.

Visual Association

Imagine two gears interlocking perfectly, spinning together at high speed.

Story

Xiao Wang and his team were working on a rocket. They didn't just work; they were in constant contact. They were '密切合作'. Because of this, the rocket launched perfectly.

Word Web

合作紧密协同伙伴团队沟通

Challenge

Write a 3-sentence email to a colleague proposing that you '密切合作' on a task.

In Other Languages

Spanish high

colaborar estrechamente

None, usage is identical.

French high

travailler en étroite collaboration

French version is slightly longer.

German high

eng zusammenarbeiten

Grammar is more complex due to verb placement.

Japanese high

密接に協力する

Japanese uses particles like 'ni' to connect.

Arabic moderate

التعاون الوثيق

Grammatical structure differs.

Chinese n/a

密切合作

N/A

Korean high

긴밀히 협력하다

Sentence structure is SOV.

Portuguese high

colaborar estreitamente

None.

Easily Confused

密切合作 vs 一起做

Learners use this for everything.

Use '一起做' for casual tasks, '密切合作' for professional ones.

FAQ (1)

No, it sounds too formal.

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