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合群 (hé qún) — (stative verb) to be sociable, to get along well with others; (verb) to fit in with a group

Definition

Adjective describing someone who gets along easily with others and fits into a group; opposite of 孤僻 (unsociable). Collapses to 群 when negated or used with potential complements (合不了群).

verb
(stative verb) to be sociableto get along well with othersto fit in with a group

Examples

  • ，合群。
    Tā xìng gé kāi lǎng, hěn hé qún.
    He has an outgoing personality and is very sociable.
  • 合群，。
    Xīn lái de tóng shì bú tài hé qún, zǒng shì yí gè rén chī fàn.
    The new colleague isn't very sociable; he always eats alone.
  • ，。
    Tā xìng gé gū pì, wán quán hé bù liǎo qún.
    He has an unsociable personality and simply can't fit in with the group.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

合héfit/accord
群qúngroup

合 fits or accords, and 群 is a group, so the word means fitting in with a group.

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
君
君jūn群
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

群 pairs 羊, a sheep, to point to a herd or group, with 君 giving the sound.

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