HSK 5 · Adjectives

综合 zōnghé “comprehensive” in Chinese

Traditional 綜合

What 综合 means

  1. comprehensive
  2. composite
  3. synthesised
  4. mixed
  5. to sum up
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to integrate

How to say 综合

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale综zōng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale合hé2nd tone, rising

综合 in a sentence

  1. 所有意见是真相和错误的综合。

    Suǒyǒu yìjiàn shì zhēnxiàng hé cuòwù de zōnghé.

    Every opinion is a mix of truth and error.

    Sentence #502845 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 综合 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 综 (zōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
综zōngto synthesise; to combine
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 宗ancestry · zōngSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 宗 (zōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zōng.

The character 合 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour
合héto close
  • 亼to assemble · jí
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 综合

综 11 strokes · 合 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

综合 (zōnghé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 综合 (zōnghé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 综合

Words with 合

符合fúhé · in keeping with适合shìhé · to fit合格hégé · to meet the standard required合适héshì · suitable合影héyǐng · to take a joint photo集合jíhé · to gather结合jiéhé · to combine联合liánhé · to combine配合pèihé · to cooperate组合zǔhé · to assemble

More words: Adjectives

自觉zìjué · conscious自私zìsī · selfish自由zìyóu · freedom自愿zìyuàn · voluntary暧昧àimèi · ambiguous安宁ānníng · peaceful安详ānxiáng · serene凹凸āotū · uneven

FAQs

综合 (zōnghé) means “comprehensive” or “composite”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zōnghé: zōng with a 1st tone, then hé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 综合 is written 綜合. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zonghe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 综合 from the suggestions. Typing zonghe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
综合 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.