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配合

pèi hé · pei he

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. matching
  2. fitting in with
  3. compatible with
  4. to correspond
  5. to fit
  6. to conform to
  7. rapport
  8. to coordinate with
  9. to act in concert with
  10. to cooperate
  11. to become man and wife
  12. to combine parts of machine
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Moving the sofa

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这个(zhège)沙发(shāfā)太(tài)重(zhòng)了(le)，你(nǐ)要(yào)配合(pèihé)我(wǒ)。

    Liangliang, this sofa is too heavy. You have to work with me.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)数(shǔ)一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)抬(tái)。

    OK, you count one, two, three, and we lift together.

  3. Dengdeng

    一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)！

    One, two, three!

  4. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，你(nǐ)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)，我(wǒ)往(wǎng)右(yòu)，这样(zhèyàng)配合(pèihé)不了(bùliǎo)。

    Wait, you go left and I go right. We cannot work together like this.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，再来(zàilái)一次(yīcì)，这次(zhècì)要(yào)配合(pèihé)好(hǎo)。

    OK, once more, and this time we work together well.

  6. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)配合(pèihé)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)沙发(shāfā)太(tài)大(dà)，进不去(jìnbùqù)。

    We worked together very well, but the sofa is too big to get in.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)两(liǎng)个(gè)颜(yán)色(sè)配(pèi)合(hé)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)看(kàn)。

These two colors match very nicely.

02

大(dà)家(jiā)互(hù)相(xiāng)配(pèi)合(hé)，工(gōng)作(zuò)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)完(wán)成(chéng)了(le)。

Everyone cooperated with each other, and the work was finished quickly.

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配
pèi

to join; to fit

合
hé

to close; to join

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