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撮合 (cuō he) — to play matchmaker, to bring together (romantically); to act as a middleman, to broker (in business)

Definition

撮合 (cuōhé) means to bring two parties together — for romance or business deals. A transitive verb: takes a direct object (撮合他们 / 撮合一笔生意), unlike 介绍 which can also mean simply 'to introduce'.

verb
to play matchmakerto bring together (romantically)to act as a middlemanto broker (in business)

Examples

  • 撮合。
    Wǒ mā ma xiǎng cuō he tā men liǎ.
    My mom wants to play matchmaker for the two of them.
  • 撮合。
    Tā cuō he le yì bǐ dà shēng yì.
    He brokered a big business deal.
  • 撮合，。
    Tā shàn cháng cuō he, bù guǎn shì ài qíng hái shì shēng yì.
    He's good at bringing people together, whether in love or business.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

撮cuōgather
合héjoin

撮 (gather) and 合 (join) together mean bringing parties into a match.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
最
最zuì撮cuō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

撮 pairs 扌, a form of 手, with 最, which gives the sound.

Open 撮 →

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.

Open 合 →
Appears in
Romance & Marriage

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