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合乎 (hé hū) — to accord with; to conform to

Definition

Written/formal verb meaning 'to accord with', used for things conforming to standards, logic, or expectations. More formal than 符合, and unlike 遵照 it doesn't imply following rules or instructions.

verb
to accord withto conform to

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè ge jiě shì bù hé hū luó ji.
    This explanation doesn't conform to logic.
  • 合乎。
    Tā de zuò fǎ wán quán hé hū dào dé biāo zhǔn.
    His approach fully accords with moral standards.
  • 合乎。
    Zhè xiē shù jù hé hū wǒ men de yù qī.
    These data conform to our expectations.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

合héaccord
乎hūsuffix

合 supplies the sense of matching, and 乎 completes that sense in 合乎.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 丂丂kǎobranch

The old 乎 paired an element for wind or air with 丂, a branch used as a sound part, and was the original form of the word for 'to call; to cry'.

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