to bring together; to fabricate
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to bring together; to unite; to join
Often used in a physical or metaphorical sense to describe uniting disparate elements.
Tā他
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de地
jiāng将
liǎng两
zhǒng种
bù不
tóng同
de的
yì艺
shù术
fēng风
gé格
niē捏
hé合
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
。
He skillfully brought together two different artistic styles.
Jiāo胶
shuǐ水
kě可
yǐ以
bǎ把
suì碎
piàn片
niē捏
hé合
qǐ起
lái来
。
Glue can bring the fragments together.
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Zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
de的
mù目
dì的
shì是
niē捏
hé合
gè各
bù部
mén门
de的
lì力
liàng量
。
The purpose of this meeting is to unite the strength of each department.
verb
to fabricate; to invent; to make up
literaryRefers to concocting a false story or excuse, archaically "多见于早期白话" (mostly found in early vernacular). Still used in modern language with a classical flavor.
Tā他
niē捏
hé合
le了
yī一
gè个
gù故
shì事
lái来
yǎn掩
gài盖
zì自
jǐ己
de的
cuò错
wù误
。
He fabricated a story to cover up his mistake.
Zhè这
duàn段
lì历
shǐ史
hěn很
kě可
néng能
shì是
hòu后
rén人
niē捏
hé合
de的
。
This part of history was likely fabricated by later generations.
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Xiǎo小
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
qíng情
jié节
dà大
duō多
shì是
zuò作
zhě者
niē捏
hé合
ér而
chéng成
。
Most of the plot in the novel is fabricated by the author.