Chinese Character Dictionary

合抱

hé bào

to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)

合拍

hé pāi

in time with (i.e. same rhythm)

合掌

hé zhăng

to clasp hands

合掌瓜

hé zhăng guā

see 佛手瓜[fó shŏu guā]

合击

hé jī

combined assault

合拢

hé lŏng

to fold

合数

hé shù

composite number (i.e. not prime, has a factorization)

合于

hé yú

to tally

合时

hé shí

in fashion

合时宜

hé shí yí

timely

合格

hé gé

to meet the standard required

合格证

hé gé zhèng

certificate of conformity

合气道

hé qì dào

aikido (Japanese martial art)

合水

Hé shuĭ

Heshui county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qìng yáng], Gansu

合水县

Hé shuĭ xiàn

Heshui county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qìng yáng], Gansu

合江

Hé jiāng

Hejiang county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lú zhōu], Sichuan

合江县

Hé jiāng xiàn

Hejiang county in Luzhou 瀘州|泸州[Lú zhōu], Sichuan

合法

hé fă

lawful

合法化

hé fă huà

to legalize

合法性

hé fă xìng

legitimacy

合流

hé liú

to converge

合浦县

Hé pŭ xiàn

Hepu county in Beihai 北海[Bĕi hăi], Guangxi

合演

hé yăn

to act together

合为

hé wéi

to combine

合照

hé zhào

to pose for a photo

合营

hé yíng

to operate jointly

合理

hé lĭ

rational

合理化

hé lĭ huà

to rationalize

合理性

hé lĭ xìng

reason

合璧

hé bì

to match harmoniously

合用

hé yòng

to share

合眼

hé yăn

to close one's eyes

合眼摸象

hé yăn mō xiàng

to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly

合众

hé zhòng

mass

合众国

hé zhòng guó

federated nation

合众国际社

Hé zhòng guó jì shè

United Press International (UPI, US news service)

合众为一

hé zhòng wéi yī

united as one

合众银行

Hé zhòng Yín háng

Bancorp, a US bank

合租

hé zū

co-renting

合称

hé chēng

common term

合算

hé suàn

worthwhile

合约

hé yuē

treaty

合编

hé biān

to compile in collaboration with

合缝

hé fèng

to form a seam

合纵

Hé Zòng

Vertical Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (42-221 BC)

合纵连横

Hé zòng Lián héng

Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (42-221 BC)

合群

hé qún

to fit in

合而为一

hé ér wéi yī

to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole

合股

hé gŭ

joint stock

合股线

hé gŭ xiàn

twine

合肥

Hé féi

Hefei, capital of Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 huī Shĕng] in south central China

合肥工业大学

Hé féi Gōng yè Dà xué

Hefei University of Technology

合肥市

Hé féi shì

Hefei, capital of Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 huī Shĕng] in south central China

合脚

hé jiăo

fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)

合叶

hé yè

hinge

合着

hé zhe

(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so

合葬

hé zàng

to bury husband and wife together

合规

hé guī

compliance

合订本

hé dìng bĕn

bound volume

合计

hé jì

to add up the total