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综合 (zōng hé) — (verb) to synthesize; to integrate; (verb) to sum up; to summarize

Definition

综合 emphasizes pulling different parts together into a balanced whole (factors, opinions, methods) — broader in scope than 总结 ('to sum up'). For combining discrete elements, 结合 is the everyday choice.

verb
to synthesizeto integrateto sum upto summarize

Examples

  • 综合。
    Wǒ men zài zuò jué dìng qián yào zōng hé gè zhǒng yīn sù.
    We need to synthesize all kinds of factors before making a decision.
  • 综合，。
    Tā bǎ dà jiā de yì jiàn zōng hé qǐ lái, xiě chéng le yì piān bào gào.
    He integrated everyone's opinions and wrote a report.
  • 综合，。
    zōng hé Lái kàn, zhè cì kǎo shì chéng jì hái bú cuò.
    Overall, the exam results this time are not bad.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

综zōngcombine
合héjoin

综 “combine” and 合 “join” together mean synthesize or integrate.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 綜; 综 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
宗
宗zōng綜zōng
Same sound today

The traditional form 綜 places 糸 beside 宗, with 宗 giving the sound; the simplified 综 is a shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical parts.

Open 综 →

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 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 5Thinking & Cognition

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