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配合 (pèi hé) — to cooperate, to coordinate with; to match, to correspond, to fit

Definition

配合 is mainly about people or parts cooperating actively to do something together. 符合 is passive — one thing matches a standard or condition. 搭配 is for pairing items like clothes or food.

verb
to cooperateto coordinate withto matchto correspondto fit

Examples

  • 配合。
    Wǒ men pèi hé wán chéng le zhè ge xiàng mù.
    We cooperated to complete this project.
  • 配合。
    Nǐ de xiǎng fǎ hé wǒ de xiǎng fǎ hěn pèi hé.
    Your ideas match mine very well.
  • 配合。
    Zhè liǎng gè líng jiàn pèi hé dé hěn hǎo.
    These two parts fit together well.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

配pèimatch
合héjoin

配 means to match, and 合 means to join or fit, giving the sense of working or fitting well.

Characters in this word

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

  • 酉酉yǒualcohol vessel
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

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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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