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“合”常常表示把两个或更多的东西放在一起,或者事情很合适、很配。

"合" often means putting two or more things together, or that something is suitable or matches well.

我们说“合作”“合适”“适合”,都用到这个字。

We use this character in words like "合作" (cooperate), "合适" (appropriate), and "适合" (fit).

Meanings

to close; to join together

请把书合上。

Please close the book.

to suit; to fit; to be in accord

这双鞋很合我的脚。

These shoes fit my feet well.

together; combined; whole

两个人合起来一起做。

Two people work together.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    pictograph of a lid meeting a container, giving the sense of 'closing/joining'.

  • Nuance

    合 rarely stands alone in modern speech; it usually appears in compounds like 合作, 合适.

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