hé

合

HSK 3Character · Verb · Adjective · Measure word · Noun

close; unite; match; musical scale note

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

10 senses · 18 examples
1.

verb

to close; to shut; to fold

Used for closing physical objects like eyes, doors, or books.

Tā她
lèi累
de得
hé合
shàng上
le了
yǎn眼
jīng睛
 ,
hěn很
kuài快
shuì睡
zháo着
le了
 。

She was so tired that she closed her eyes and fell asleep quickly.

Kàn看
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiào笑
hua话
 ,
tā他
xiào笑
de得
hé合
bù不
shàng上
zuǐ嘴
 。

Seeing this joke, he laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth.

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Qǐng请
hé合
shàng上
shū书
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
kǎo考
shì试
 。

Please close your book and get ready for the test.

2.

verb

to unite; to combine; to cooperate

Used for groups, organizations, or people working together.

Liǎng两
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
hé合
bàn办
yī一
suǒ所
guó国
jì际
xué学
xiào校
 。

The two companies decided to jointly run an international school.

Zhǐ只
yào要
wǒ我
men们
tóng同
xīn心
hé合
lì力
 ,
yī一
dìng定
néng能
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
 。

As long as we work together with one heart, we will definitely finish this project.

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Zhè这
ge个
tuán团
duì队
hé合
lì力
wán完
chéng成
le了
nián年
dù度
xiāo销
shòu售
mù目
biāo标
 。

This team jointly achieved the annual sales target.

3.

adjective

whole; entire; total

formal

Used to describe the entirety of a place or group.

Hé合
cūn村
de的
cūn村
mín民
dōu都
cān参
jiā加
le了
zhè这
cì次
fēng丰
shōu收
qìng庆
diǎn典
 。

All the villagers in the village attended this harvest celebration.

Hé合
jiā家
tuán团
jù聚
shì是
chūn春
jié节
zuì最
xìng幸
fú福
de的
shí时
kè刻
 。

Family reunion is the happiest moment during the Spring Festival.

4.

verb

to match; to conform to; to fit

Used for rules, reasons, or personal preferences.

Tā他
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
hé合
qíng情
hé合
lǐ理
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
zàn赞
tóng同
 。

His做法 is reasonable and reasonable, and everyone agrees.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fú服
de的
yán颜
sè色
zhèng正
hé合
wǒ我
de的
xīn心
yì意
 。

The color of this dress is exactly what I wanted.

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Zhè这
ge个
fāng方
àn案
fú符
hé合
huán环
bǎo保
yāo要
qiú求
 。

This plan meets environmental protection requirements.

5.

verb

to convert; to total; to add up to

Used for unit conversion or calculating total costs/amounts.

Yī一
gōng公
qǐng顷
hé合
shí十
wǔ五
shì市
mǔ亩
 。

One hectare converts to fifteen mu.

Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fú服
lián连
gōng工
dài带
liào料
hé合
duō多
shǎo少
qián钱
 ?

How much does this dress cost including labor and materials?

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Zhè这
cì次
lǚ旅
xíng行
de的
zǒng总
huā花
fèi费
hé合
wǔ五
qiān千
kuài块
qián钱
 。

The total cost of this trip adds up to five thousand yuan.

6.

verb

should; ought to

literary

Formal literary usage, less common in modern spoken Chinese.

Wǒ我
men们
lǐ理
hé合
xiàng向
dà大
jiā家
shuō说
míng明
qíng情
kuàng况
 。

We should explain the situation to everyone.

7.

measure word

round (in combat)

archaic

Mostly used in classic Chinese novels or historical contexts to describe combat rounds.

Liǎng两
wèi位
wǔ武
jiàng将
dà大
zhàn战
sān三
shí十
yú余
hé合
 ,
bù不
fēn分
shèng胜
fù负
 。

The two generals fought more than thirty rounds and were evenly matched.

8.

noun

conjunction (astronomy)

technical

Professional astronomical term, used in academic or scientific contexts.

Shuǐ水
xīng星
hé合
de的
tiān天
wén文
xiàn现
xiàng象
měi每
guò过
yī一
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
jiù就
huì会
chū出
xiàn现
yī一
cì次
 。

The astronomical phenomenon of Mercury conjunction occurs once every certain period of time.

9.

noun

surname He

A common Chinese family name.

10.

noun

musical scale note (equivalent to solfège '5')

technical

Used in traditional Chinese music notation system gongchepu.

Zài在
gōng工
chǐ尺
pǔ谱
zhōng中
 ,
zhè这
ge个
yīn音
jì记
zuò作
 “
hé合
 ”
 ,
duì对
yìng应
jiǎn简
pǔ谱
de的
55
 。

In the gongchepu notation system, this note is written as 'he', corresponding to solfège '5'.