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合格 (hé gé) — qualified; up to standard

Definition

Used for people or products meeting a required standard — a 合格 doctor, or 不合格 goods. 胜任 is for being competent in a specific job; 像样 means more 'presentable' than strictly 'up to standard'.

adjective
qualifiedup to standard

Examples

  • 合格。
    Tā shì yì míng hé gé de yī shēng.
    He is a qualified doctor.
  • 。
    Zhè pī chǎn pǐn de zhì liàng bù hé gé.
    The quality of this batch of products is not up to standard.
  • 合格。
    Tā miàn shì hé gé le.
    She passed the interview (was qualified).

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

合héconform to
格géstandard

合 means to conform to and 格 means a standard, so together they mean meeting the standard.

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
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè格gé
Same sound today

格 is built from 木 (wood) on the left and 各 on the right, which gives the sound.

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