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折合 (zhé hé) — to convert (into another unit, currency, or scale); to be equivalent to; to amount to

Definition

折合 (zhéhé) means to convert one unit or currency into another — the result is expressed as an equivalent (e.g. euros to yuan, feet to meters). Unlike 等于 or 相当, it stresses the conversion process, not just equality.

verb
to convert (into another unit, currency, or scale)to be equivalent toto amount to

Examples

  • 折合。
    Xiàn zài yì ōu yuán zhé hé chéng rén mín bì dà yuē shì bā yuán.
    One euro currently converts to about eight yuan.
  • 折合。
    Zhè ge kǎo shì chéng jì zhé hé chéng bǎi fēn zhì shì bā shí wǔ fēn.
    This exam score converts to 85 on a 100-point scale.
  • 折合。
    Zhè zuò shān de gāo dù zhé hé chéng yīng chǐ dà yuē shì liǎng wàn wǔ qiān yīng chǐ.
    The height of this mountain converts to about 25,000 feet.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

折zhéconvert
合hécombine

折 and 合 both point to putting values together: one converts units, the other combines them into an equivalent total.

Characters in this word

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

  • 屮𣏄𣏄a tree {{zh-m|*木}} cut in half
  • 斤斤jīnaxe

The shape originally showed an axe (斤) cutting a tree in half; in 折 the left part is now written as a hand.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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