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Comparing "shihe" and "heshi"
Mixing up the order of the two syllables in a word is something most learners do. This makes the pair 适合 (shìhé) and 合适 (héshì) annoying, to say the least. They mean more or less the same thing, but the former is a verb, while the latter is an adjective.
- Keywords
- 适合 · 合适
- Used for
- Describing places · Describing things · Describing people · Expressing attitude
- Classification
- HSK4
Examples (9)
这个工作很适合我。
你的中文名字真适合你！
这部电影不适合儿童看。
在办公室里抽烟有点不合适吧。
他就是最合适的，他完全符合我们的招聘要求。
iPad虽然好用，但是对我来说价格不太合适！
这个适合我。
这个鞋码很合适。
A:你知道穿什么衣服最适合参加这个聚会吗？
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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