HSK 6 · Adjectives

适宜 shìyí “suitable” in Chinese

Traditional 適宜

What 适宜 means

  1. suitable
  2. appropriate

How to say 适宜

  • 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宜yí2nd tone, rising

适宜 in a sentence

  1. 这里的气候适宜种茶。

    Zhèlǐ de qìhòu shìyí zhòng chá.

    The climate here is suitable for growing tea.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这本书适宜初学者阅读。

    Zhè běn shū shìyí chūxuézhě yuèdú.

    This book is suitable for beginners.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 适宜 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 宜 (yí) with each of its parts in a different colour
宜yíproper
  • 宀roof · mián
  • 且moreover · qiě

How to write 适宜

适 9 strokes · 宜 8 strokes

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

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

Words related to 适宜

Words with 适

适合shìhé · to fit适应shìyìng · to adapt合适héshì · suitable舒适shūshì · cosy

Words with 宜

便宜piányi · cheap

More words: Adjectives

神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical神圣shénshèng · sacred慎重shènzhòng · cautious十足shízú · complete首要shǒuyào · foremost竖shù · vertical爽快shuǎngkuài · frank

FAQs

适宜 (shìyí) means “suitable” or “appropriate”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shìyí: shì with a 4th tone, then yí 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, 适宜 is written 適宜. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shiyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 适宜 from the suggestions. Typing shiyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
适宜 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.