和
hé
Pinyin
Definition
和
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- and
- together with
- with
- sum
- union
- peace
- harmony
- Taiwan pr. [hàn] when it means "and" or "with"
和
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- to mix (ingredients) together
- to blend
- classifier for rinses of clothes
- classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
和
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- to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
- to join in the singing
- to chime in with others
和 (龢)
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- old variant of 和[hé]
- harmonious
和
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- to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
- Taiwan pr. [huò]
和
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- surname He
- Japanese (food, clothes etc)
和
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- to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
和 (咊)
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- old variant of 和[hé]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一唱一和
- 1 to echo one another (idiom)
一团和气
- 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
- 2 warm and affable
丈二和尚,摸不着头脑
- 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
- 2 fig. at a total loss
三个和尚没水喝
- 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
- 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
- 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
做一天和尚撞一天钟
- 1 lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
- 2 fig. to do one's job mechanically
- 3 to hold a position passively
Sample Sentences
坦白说,你们的商品质量太低了,我不想和你们一起合作。
Frankly speaking, your products are not up to standards. I wouldn’t like to cooperate with you.
我先生今儿出门儿的时候,说要和大学同学聚餐,我总觉得不对劲儿,一定有事儿,就打电话问了一个熟人,他就露馅儿了,我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
现在很多学生,上课的时候不是在打盹儿,就是在和哥们儿聊天儿,没几个好好儿听课、把老师当回事儿的。老师们看了,很不是滋味儿。
Nowadays many students either take naps in class, or chat with their friends. Few of them would listen to the class carefully and take the teacher seriously. The teachers saw and felt sad about it.
听到消息有新的上司要来,同事就开始出馊主意,说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对,看来他是想和新上司套交情。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛,但看的不很清楚;有两只耳朵,但听的不很分明;有鼻子和嘴,但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。
Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.
主管,他总是喜欢拖延,我比较不喜欢和他一起工作。
Mister, he has a tendency to procrastinate. I don’t really like to work with him.
他和我都不喜欢口是心非的人。
Neither he nor I don’t like people who don't say what they mean.
我喜欢和家人谈天说地。
I enjoy chatting about everything with my family.
Joe和朋友在酒吧谈天说地。
Joe and his friend chatted about everything happily at the bar.
男人和女人真是天差地别。
Men and women are so different.