Definition
复合 (fùhé) means to combine or compound multiple elements into a single entity, used in technical contexts like materials science (复合材料) and linguistics (复合词). It contrasts with 混合 (physical mixing), 组合 (assembly of parts), 合成 (chemical synthesis), and 综合 (integration of ideas or information).
verb
to combineto compound (multiple elements into one)
Easily confused
- 符合fú hésound-aliketo conform to, to match, to be in accordance with
- 附和fù hèsound-aliketo echo (someone's words) uncritically; to go along with; to chime in (pejorative)
Examples
- 复合，。Kēxuéjiā bǎ zhè liǎng zhǒng cáiliào fù hé zài yìqǐ, zhì chū le xīn chǎnpǐn.Scientists combined these two materials to produce a new product.
- 复合。Zhè zhǒng xīnxíng féiliào shì yóu duō zhǒng yuánsù fù hé ér chéng de.This new type of fertilizer is formed by combining multiple elements.
- 复合。Zhè liǎng zhǒng wùzhì fù hé hòu chǎnshēng le gèng qiáng de niánxìng.After combining, these two substances produced a stronger viscosity.
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