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组合

zǔ hé · zu he

Traditional 組合

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to assemble; to combine; to compose
  2. combination; association; set; compilation
  3. (math.) combinatorial
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Red and green

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)的(de)衣服(yīfu)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is my outfit today?

  2. Dengdeng

    红色(hóngsè)加(jiā)绿色(lǜsè)，这个(zhège)组合(zǔhé)像(xiàng)圣诞树(shèngdànshù)。

    Red plus green, this combination looks like a Christmas tree.

  3. Liangliang

    这是(zhèshì)新(xīn)的(de)组合(zǔhé)，很(hěn)特别(tèbié)。

    This is a new combination. Very special.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，特别(tèbié)像(xiàng)圣诞树(shèngdànshù)。

    Yes, especially like a Christmas tree.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)就(jiù)当(dāng)圣诞树(shèngdànshù)。

    OK, then I'll just be a Christmas tree today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)里(lǐ)你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)看(kàn)到(dào)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)颜(yán)色(sè)组(zǔ)合(hé)。

Here you can see beautiful colour combinations.

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

02

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(gè)词(cí)组(zǔ)合(hé)起(qǐ)来(lái)就(jiù)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)新(xīn)词(cí)。

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组
zǔ

to form; to organize

合
hé

to close; to join

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