合得来 (hé de lái) — to get along well, to be compatible

Definition

A separable verb meaning two people get along well or are compatible. Often used in the negative (合不来) to say two people don't click.

verb

to get along wellto be compatible

合得来，。
Wǒ hé xīn tóng shì hěn hé de lái, gōng zuò qǐ lái tè bié shùn shǒu.
I get along really well with my new colleague, so working together is very smooth.
，合得来。
Tā men liǎng gè xìng gé xiāng sì, tè bié hé de lái.
Those two have similar personalities; they get along especially well.
合得来？
Nǐ gēn tā hé de lái ma?
Do you get along well with him?

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

亼口合

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

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

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