HSK 4 · Verbs

适应 shìyìng “to adapt” in Chinese

Traditional 適應

What 适应 means

  1. to adapt
  2. to fit
  3. to suit

How to say 适应

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale应yìng4th tone, falling

适应 in a sentence

  1. 他很快就适应了新环境。

    Tā hěn kuài jiù shìyìng le xīn huánjìng.

    He quickly got used to his new surroundings.

    Sentence #6678479 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你很快就会适应你的新学校。

    Nǐ hěn kuài jiù huì shìyìng nǐ de xīn xuéxiào.

    You’ll soon get used to your new school.

    Sentence #476574 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我们的眼睛需要时间来适应黑暗。

    Wǒmen de yǎnjing xūyào shíjiān lái shìyìng hēi'àn.

    Our eyes need time to adjust to the dark.

    Sentence #334396 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 适应 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 应 (yīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
应yìngto answer
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • ⺍small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 一one · yī

How to write 适应

适 9 strokes · 应 7 strokes

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

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

Words related to 适应

Words with 适

适合shìhé · to fit合适héshì · suitable舒适shūshì · cosy适宜shìyí · suitable

Words with 应

应该yīnggāi · should应聘yìngpìn · to apply for a job答应dāying · to agree反应fǎnyìng · to react应付yìngfu · to deal with应用yìngyòng · to put to use响应xiǎngyìng · to respond to应邀yìngyāo · at someone’s invitation相应xiāngyìng · corresponding应酬yìngchou · to socialise

More words: Common Verbs

剩shèng · to remain使shǐ · to make使用shǐyòng · to use适合shìhé · to fit收shōu · to receive收拾shōushi · to put in order受到shòudào · to receive (praise输shū · to lose (a game or bet)

FAQs

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