Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
适
shì
Description
"适"的意思是合适、正好，也可以表示身体的感觉，很多常用词里都有这个字。
"适" means suitable or just right, and can also refer to a physical feeling; many common words include this character.
Meanings
适合shìhé
to suit; to be suitable
这件衣服很适合你。
This piece of clothing suits you well.
舒适shūshì
comfortable
这张床很舒适。
This bed is very comfortable.
适当shìdàng
appropriate; proper
你要做适当的运动。
You should do appropriate exercise.
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Notes
- Nuance
适 rarely stands alone; it appears in compounds like 适合, 舒适, 适应.
- Etymology
originally meant "to go toward," later shifted to "fitting, suitable."
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