讲和 (jiǎng hé) — to make peace, to become reconciled (after a co… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

讲和 means to make peace or become reconciled after a conflict or argument. It is a verb-object phrase, so it can be split (讲了和/讲过一次和) for aspect markers, measure words, and 了/过.

verb

to make peaceto become reconciled (after a conflict)

Examples

，讲和。
Tā men chǎo le hěn jiǔ, zuì hòu zhōng yú jiǎng hé le.
They argued for a long time, but finally made peace.
，。
Liǎng guó jīng guò tán pàn, zhōng yú jiǎng le hé.
The two countries finally made peace through negotiations.
，。
Tā men jiǎng guò yí cì hé, dàn hòu lái yòu chǎo qǐ lái le.
They made peace once, but later started arguing again.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

讲 gives talking, and 和 gives peace, together meaning to talk peace.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 講; 讲 is its simplified writing.

言冓講

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

冓

冓gòu講jiǎng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 講 puts 言, say, beside 冓, which gave it its sound; the simplified 讲 is a later abbreviation.

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

禾口和

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

禾

禾hé和hé

Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

Appears in

Conflict & Agreement

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