合适
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
合适 (héshì) · suitable
合适 (héshì) means “suitable; appropriate; to fit”. It is written with 2 characters: 合 (to close) + 适 (match). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 合适 is built
The characters
合 hé · to close
What 合 is made of
- 亼jí — to assemble
- 人rén — person
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
适 shì · match
What 适 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 舌 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件衣服很合适。Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn héshì.This piece of clothing fits well.
明天去合适吗?Míngtiān qù héshì ma?Is tomorrow a good time to go?
Questions about 合适
What does 合适 mean?
合适 (héshì) means “suitable; appropriate; to fit”.
How do you pronounce 合适?
合适 is pronounced héshì.
Which HSK level is 合适?
合适 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 场合chǎnghéoccasion
- 合法héfǎlegal
- 合格hégéqualified
- 合理hélǐreasonable
- 合作hézuòto cooperate
- 结合jiéhéto combine
- 联合liánhéto unite
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
- 配合pèihéto cooperate
- 适合shìhéto suit
Learn 合适 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.