结合
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
结合 (jiéhé) · to combine
结合 (jiéhé) means “to combine; to integrate”. It is written with 2 characters: 结 (knot) + 合 (to close). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 结合 is built
The characters
结 jié · knot
What 结 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 吉jí — lucky
- 士shì — scholar
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 吉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
Example sentences
学习要和生活结合起来。Xuéxí yào hé shēnghuó jiéhé qǐlái.Study should be combined with daily life.
这个菜结合了南方和北方的做法。Zhège cài jiéhé le nánfāng hé běifāng de zuòfǎ.This dish combines southern and northern cooking styles.
Questions about 结合
What does 结合 mean?
结合 (jiéhé) means “to combine; to integrate”.
How do you pronounce 结合?
结合 is pronounced jiéhé.
Which HSK level is 结合?
结合 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 结实jiēshisturdy
- 结婚jiéhūnto get married
- 结束jiéshùto end
- 团结tuánjiéto unite
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 结构jiégòustructure
- 结论jiélùnconclusion
- 结账jiézhàngto pay the bill
- 巴结bājieto curry favour with
Learn 结合 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.