HSK 4 · Verbs

适合 shìhé “to fit” in Chinese

Traditional 適合

What 适合 means

  1. to fit
  2. to suit

How to say 适合

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale适shì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale合hé2nd tone, rising

适合 in a sentence

  1. 这条裙子很适合你。

    Zhè tiáo qúnzi hěn shìhé nǐ.

    This dress really suits you.

    Sentence #335854 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他不适合当老师。

    Tā bú shìhé dāng lǎoshī.

    He isn’t suited to being a teacher.

    Sentence #1450537 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 春天是适合种树的季节。

    Chūntiān shì shìhé zhòngshù de jìjié.

    Spring is the season for planting trees.

    Sentence #13889017 from Tatoeba

How 适合 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 适 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
适shìto fit
  • 舌tongue · shéSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 舌 (shé) hints at the sound. Compare it with shì.

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 适合

适 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.

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

Words related to 适合

Words with 适

适应shìyìng · to adapt合适héshì · suitable舒适shūshì · cosy适宜shìyí · suitable

Words with 合

符合fúhé · in keeping with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合法héfǎ · lawful

More words: Common Verbs

省shěng · to save剩shèng · to remain使shǐ · to make使用shǐyòng · to use适应shìyìng · to adapt收shōu · to receive收拾shōushi · to put in order受到shòudào · to receive (praise

FAQs

适合 (shìhé) means “to fit” or “to suit”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it shìhé: shì with a 4th 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, 适合 is written 適合. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shihe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 适合 from the suggestions. Typing shihe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
适合 is an HSK 4 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.