般配 (bān pèi) — well matched (typically of a couple, outfit, or pair)

Definition

Used to describe a couple, an outfit, or a pair that suits each other well — a single adjective meaning 'a good match' rather than one-sided attractiveness.

adjective
well matched (typically of a couple, outfit, or pair)

Examples

  • 般配
    Tā men liǎ fēi cháng bān pèi, dà jiā dōu jué de tā men shì tiān shēng yí duì.
    The two of them are very well matched; everyone thinks they are a perfect couple.
  • 般配
    Zhè jiàn wài tào hé nǐ de kù zi hěn bān pèi, yán sè dā pèi dé hěn hǎo.
    This coat and your pants are a good match — the colors go well together.
  • 般配
    Hěn duō rén jué de tā men bù bān pèi, dàn gǎn qíng de shì zhǐ yǒu zì jǐ zhī dào.
    Many people think they are not a good match, but feelings are something only you know.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

bānmatch
pèimatch

The meanings of 般 (match) and 配 (match) are parallel, together expressing that people or things suit each other.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • yǒualcohol vessel
  • jiékneeling person

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

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