合

To close in Chinese: 合 (hé)

hé

to close

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to close
  2. 2to join
  3. 3to fit
  4. 4to be equal to
  5. 5whole
  6. 6together
  7. 7round (in battle)
  8. 8conjunction (astronomy)
  9. 91st note of pentatonic scale
  10. 10old variant of 盒

Stroke order

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合

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄜˊ

hé

ㄏ/ hㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个工作很适合你。

    zhè ge gōng zuò hěn shì hé nǐ。

    This job suits you well.

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Related words

符合

fú hé

in keeping with

合格

hé gé

to meet the standard required

合适

hé shì

suitable

集合

jí hé

to gather

适合

shì hé

to fit

合法

hé fǎ

lawful

合理

hé lǐ

rational

合同

hé tong

(business) contract

合影

hé yǐng

to take a joint photo

合作

hé zuò

to cooperate

结合

jié hé

to combine

联合

lián hé

to combine

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