ǒu

耦

Character · Verb · Adjective

to plow side by side; paired; matched

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to plow side by side (of two people)

archaic

An ancient agricultural term, rarely used in modern spoken language. Found in classical texts.

Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
ǒu耦
gēng耕
de的
gēng耕
zuò作
fāng方
shì式
 。

In ancient times, there was a farming method of plowing side by side.

Cháng长
jǔ沮
 、
Jié桀
nì溺
ǒu耦
ér而
gēng耕
 。

Changju and Jieni plowed side by side. (from classical text)

2.

adjective

paired; matched; corresponding

literary

A classical or literary usage meaning 'paired' or 'matched', often in a mathematical or abstract sense. The note '同‘偶2’’ refers to the meaning of 'pair' or 'mate', not the meaning of 'accidental' or 'occasional'. Commonly used in words like 耦合.

Jī奇
ǒu偶
shù数
de的
‘‘
ǒu偶
 ’
yǒu有
shí时
yě也
xiě写
zuò作
‘‘
ǒu耦
 ’
 。

The 'ǒu' in 'even number' is sometimes written as '耦'.

Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
gài概
niàn念
shì是
ǒu耦
hé合
de的
 。

These two concepts are coupled/interdependent.

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Xún寻
zhǎo找
yī一
gè个
xiāng相
ǒu耦
de的
dá答
àn案
 。

To find a matching answer.