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吻合 (wěn hé) — (adjective) to be a good fit; to match exactly; (adjective) to be consistent; to be in agreement

Definition

吻合 (wěn hé) means two things match exactly — data, results, personality, etc. — focused on precise correspondence, unlike 融合 (to fuse/blend different elements together).

adjective
to be a good fitto match exactlyto be consistentto be in agreement

Examples

  • 吻合，。
    Zhè liǎng gè shù jù wán quán bù wěn hé, nǐ xū yào chóng xīn jiǎn chá.
    These two sets of data don't match at all; you need to recheck them.
  • 吻合。
    Tā de xìng gé hé zhè ge tuán duì fēi cháng wěn hé.
    His personality fits this team very well.
  • 吻合。
    Shí yàn de jié guǒ yǔ lǐ lùn yù cè wán quán wěn hé.
    The experimental results are completely consistent with the theoretical predictions.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

吻wěnagreeing
合héfitting

Both 吻 and 合 express matching or agreeing, so together they describe something that fits exactly.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
勿
勿wù吻wěn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

吻 pairs 口 (mouth) with 勿, which gives the sound.

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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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