Definition
附和 (fùhè) means to uncritically echo someone's words or opinions, often to ingratiate oneself — it always carries a negative tone. This contrasts with 随 (suí, 'to follow/comply'), which is neutral, and 呼应 (hūyìng, 'to correspond/echo each other'), which implies mutual harmony rather than one-sided agreement.
verb
to echo (someone's words) uncriticallyto go along withto chime in (pejorative)
Easily confused
- 符合fú hésound-aliketo conform to, to match, to be in accordance with
- 复合fù hésound-aliketo combine, to compound (multiple elements into one)
Examples
- 附和，。Tā zǒng xǐhuan fù hè lǐngdǎo, cóng bù gǎn tí bùtóng yìjiàn.He always likes to echo his boss and never dares to offer a different opinion.
- 附和，。Tǎolùn shí búyào mángmù fù hè biérén, yào yǒu zìjǐ de sīkǎo.Don't blindly go along with others during discussions; you should think for yourself.
- 附和，。Tā zhǐshì suíkǒu fù hè le jǐ jù, bìng méi zhēnzhèng lǐjiě.She just casually echoed a few sentences without really understanding.
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