HSK 6 · Science

合成 héchéng “to synthesise” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 合成 means

  1. to synthesise
  2. to compound
  3. synthesis
  4. to compose
  5. to constitute
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • mixture
  • synthetic

How to say 合成

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale合hé2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale成chéng2nd tone, rising

合成 in a sentence

  1. “这是电子琴吗？”“这是合成器。”

    “Zhè shì diànzǐqín ma?” “Zhè shì héchéngqì.”

    “Is this an electronic keyboard?” “It’s a synthesiser.”

    Sentence #14061606 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 合成 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 合 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour
合héto close
  • 亼to assemble · jí
  • 口mouth · kǒu
The character 成 (chéng) with each of its parts in a different colour
成chéngto succeed
  • 戈halberd · gē
  • 丁part of the character

How to write 合成

合 6 strokes · 成 6 strokes

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

Words related to 合成

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

Words with 成

完成wánchéng · to complete成绩chéngjì · achievement变成biànchéng · to turn into成功chénggōng · success成为chéngwéi · to become养成yǎngchéng · to cultivate成人chéngrén · adult赞成zànchéng · to approve成立chénglì · to establish成长chéngzhǎng · to grow up

More words: Science & Technology

公式gōngshì · formula固体gùtǐ · solid (matter)故障gùzhàng · fault航天hángtiān · spaceflight话筒huàtǒng · microphone火箭huǒjiàn · rocket火药huǒyào · gunpowder尖端jiānduān · cutting-edge

FAQs

合成 (héchéng) means “to synthesise” or “to compound”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it héchéng: hé with a 2nd tone, then chéng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 合成 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type hecheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 合成 from the suggestions. Typing hecheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
合成 is an HSK 6 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.