HSK 5 · Verbs

结合 jiéhé “to combine” in Chinese

Traditional 結合

What 结合 means

  1. to combine
  2. to link
  3. to integrate
  4. binding

Measure word 次 cì · 一次结合 yí cì jiéhé

How to say 结合

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale结jié2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale合hé2nd tone, rising

结合 in a sentence

  1. 学语言要把听和说结合起来。

    Xué yǔyán yào bǎ tīng hé shuō jiéhé qǐlai.

    When you learn a language, you should combine listening and speaking.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这道菜结合了中西两种做法。

    Zhè dào cài jiéhé le Zhōng Xī liǎng zhǒng zuòfǎ.

    This dish combines Chinese and Western cooking methods.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 结合 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 结 (jié) with each of its parts in a different colour
结jiéknot
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 吉lucky · jíSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 吉 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jié.

Memory aidSilk 纟 tied into a knot. 吉 (jí) gives the sound: to tie, a knot.

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 结合

结 9 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.

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

Words related to 结合

Words with 结

结婚jiéhūn · get married结束jiéshù · to end总结zǒngjié · to sum up结果jiéguǒ · result结实jiēshi · sturdy结账jiézhàng · to pay the bill结构jiégòu · structure结论jiélùn · conclusion巴结bājie · to fawn on冻结dòngjié · to freeze (assets

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联合liánhé · to combine配合pèihé · to cooperate组合zǔhé · to assemble合法héfǎ · lawful

More words: Common Verbs

教训jiàoxun · a lesson (learnt the hard way)接触jiēchù · to touch接近jiējìn · to approach节省jiéshěng · to save届jiè · measure word for sessions尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest进步jìnbù · progress救jiù · to rescue

FAQs

结合 (jiéhé) means “to combine” or “to link”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jiéhé: jié with a 2nd 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, 结合 is written 結合. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 次 (cì). For example, one to combine is 一次结合 (yí cì jiéhé).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiehe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 结合 from the suggestions. Typing jiehe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
结合 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.