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般配

bān pèi · ban pei

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Meaning

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  1. to be well matched
  2. to suit
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The matching teapot

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这个(zhège)茶壶(cháhú)和(hé)这套(zhètào)茶杯(chábēi)多(duō)般配(bānpèi)！

    Liangliang, look! This teapot and this tea set match so well!

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，颜色(yánsè)一样(yīyàng)，真(zhēn)般配(bānpèi)。

    Yes, the colors are the same. A perfect match.

  3. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)它们(tāmen)本来(běnlái)不(bù)是(shì)一套(yītào)的(de)。

    The owner says they were not a set to begin with.

  4. Liangliang

    不(bù)是(shì)一套(yītào)？那(nà)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)般配(bānpèi)？

    Not a set? Then why do they match so well?

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)是(shì)他(tā)自己(zìjǐ)配(pèi)的(de)，所以(suǒyǐ)才(cái)般配(bānpèi)。

    He picked them himself, so they match.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

史(shǐ)密(mì)斯(sī)先(xiān)生(sheng)和(hé)女(nǚ)士(shì)是(shì)很(hěn)般(bān)配(pèi)的(de)一(yí)对(duì)夫(fū)妻(qī)。

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are a good match.

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

02

他(tā)们(men)俩(liǎ)性(xìng)格(gé)互(hù)补(bǔ)，看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)般(bān)配(pèi)。

Their personalities complement each other, and they seem very well matched.

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