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合适

hé shì · he shi

Traditional 合適

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. suitable; fitting; appropriate
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What time suits you?

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)明天(míngtiān)见面(jiànmiàn)，几点(jǐdiǎn)合适(héshì)？

    Let's meet tomorrow. What time suits you?

  2. Dengdeng

    九点(jiǔdiǎn)合适(héshì)吗(ma)？

    Is nine OK?

  3. Liangliang

    太(tài)早(zǎo)了(le)。十点(shídiǎn)比较(bǐjiào)合适(héshì)。

    Too early. Ten is better.

  4. Dengdeng

    十点(shídiǎn)我(wǒ)有(yǒu)课(kè)。

    I have class at ten.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)十二点(shíèrdiǎn)呢(ne)？

    Then twelve?

  6. Dengdeng

    十二点(shíèrdiǎn)正(zhèng)合适(héshì)。可以(kěyǐ)吃(chī)午饭(wǔfàn)。

    Twelve is just right. We can have lunch.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)很(hěn)会(huì)打(dǎ)扮(ban)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)不(bù)管(guǎn)穿(chuān)上(shàng)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)合(hé)适(shì)。

She has good style, so she looks good in anything she wears.

Tatoeba: Chinese by aliene · English by aliene · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)的(de)大(dà)小(xiǎo)正(zhèng)合(hé)适(shì)，穿(chuān)着(zhe)很(hěn)舒(shū)服(fu)。

The size of these shoes is just right, and they are very comfortable to wear.

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合
hé

to close; to join

适
shì

to fit; suitable

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