Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
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shì
Description
“适”这个字常用来表示合适、正好的意思。
The character “适” is often used to mean suitable or just right.
它很少单独用，多和别的字组成词，比如“适合”“舒适”。
It is rarely used alone and is often combined with other characters to form words, such as “适合” and “舒适”.
Meanings
适shì
suitable; fitting; appropriate
这件衣服很适合你。
This piece of clothing suits you well.
适shì
comfortable (as in 舒适)
这里的环境很舒适。
The environment here is very comfortable.
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Notes
- Nuance
适 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese; it mostly appears inside compounds like 适合.
- Etymology
originally meant 'to go toward,' later extended to 'suit, match.'
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