适合

shì

Traditional: 适合

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Translation

to suit, to be suitable for, to fit

Word origin

A compound of 适 (shì, to fit, to be suitable) and 合 (hé, to join, to match), the two near-synonyms reinforcing the sense of suiting or fitting.

Origin
compound
Root
适 (shì, to fit) + 合 (hé, to match)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 适

Stroke order for 合

Examples

This outfit suits you very well.

This job suits him.

This place is very suitable for living.

This film is not suitable for children.

chūn

Spring is a good time for travelling.

适合 (shì hé) means to suit, to be suitable for, to fit. It is a verb for being well matched to a person or purpose.

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