yīpāijíhé

一拍即合

Word · Idiom

click together; hit it off; chime in easily

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to click together; to hit it off; to chime in easily; to agree instantly

neutral

Originally a musical term describing rhythm matching, now widely used to describe people or ideas that agree instantly. The literal sense (music) is rare in modern usage; the figurative sense (people agreeing) is dominant.

Tā他
men们
liǎng两
rén人
yī一
jiàn见
zhōng钟
qíng情
 ,
yī一
pāi拍
jí即
hé合
 ,
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
liàn恋
ài爱
 。

They fell in love at first sight and hit it off immediately, soon starting a relationship.

Zhè这
gè个
jiàn建
yì议
hé和
tā他
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
yī一
pāi拍
jí即
hé合
 。

This suggestion chimed in perfectly with his ideas.

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Liǎng两
rén人
duì对
yīn音
yuè乐
de的
rè热
ài爱
ràng让
tā他
men们
yī一
pāi拍
jí即
hé合
 ,
jué决
dìn定
zǔ组
jiàn建
yuè乐
duì队
 。

Their shared love of music made them click instantly, and they decided to form a band.