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适应

shì yìng · shi ying

Traditional 適應

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to adapt
  2. to fit
  3. to suit
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Getting used to Beijing

  1. Leon

    北京(běijīng)的(de)冬天(dōngtiān)太(tài)冷(lěng)了(le)，我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)适应(shìyìng)。

    Beijing winter is too cold. I haven't adapted yet.

  2. Dengdeng

    慢慢(mànmàn)适应(shìyìng)吧(ba)。

    Adapt slowly.

  3. Leon

    这里(zhèlǐ)的(de)菜(cài)，我(wǒ)也(yě)在(zài)慢慢(mànmàn)适应(shìyìng)。

    I'm also slowly adapting to the food here.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)适应(shìyìng)辣(là)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Have you gotten used to spicy food?

  5. Leon

    已经(yǐjīng)适应(shìyìng)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)吃(chī)不辣(bùlà)的(de)，我(wǒ)反而(fǎnér)不(bù)适应(shìyìng)。

    I'm used to it already. Now when I eat non-spicy food, I'm the one who isn't used to it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)花(huā)了(le)好(hǎo)长(cháng)时(shí)间(jiān)才(cái)适(shì)应(yìng)了(le)委(wěi)内(nèi)瑞(ruì)拉(lā)的(de)口(kǒu)音(yīn)。

It took a long time for me to get accustomed to the Venezuelan accent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by cindycute · English by mervert1 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)眼(yǎn)睛(jing)需(xū)要(yào)时(shí)间(jiān)来(lái)适(shì)应(yìng)黑(hēi)暗(àn)。

Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.

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

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适
shì

to fit; suitable

应
yīng

to agree (to do sth); should

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