合宜 (hé yí) — appropriate; suitable; fitting

Definition

adjective
appropriatesuitablefitting

Examples

  • 合宜。
    Zhè ge fāng àn shí fēn hé yí.
    This plan is very appropriate.
  • 合宜。
    Zài zhèng shì chǎng hé chuān zhè yàng de yī fu bú tài hé yí.
    Wearing such clothes on formal occasions is not very appropriate.
  • 合宜。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi xuǎn zé yì zhǒng zuì hé yí de fāng shì lái jiě jué wèn tí.
    We should choose the most appropriate way to solve the problem.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

宜yíappropriate

合 (fit) and 宜 (appropriate) are parallel parts meaning suitable.

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

宜 shows 且, a sacrificial altar, with 多, two pieces of meat, depicting two pieces of meat placed on the altar.

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