合格 hégé qualified
qualified; up to standard
How to remember 合格: 合 join together + 格 form = qualified.
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How it is used
- Qualified / up to standard / passing - 产品合格 (chǎnpǐn hégé) the product meets standard; 考试合格 pass the exam.
- 合 (meet) + 格 (standard); it means meeting a required benchmark, not excelling.
- Opposite 不合格 (bù hégé) 'substandard/failing'. Contrast 优秀 (yōuxiù) 'excellent'; 合格 is merely 'good enough to pass' - 考试不合格 (kǎoshì bù hégé) fail the exam.
Example sentences
- 我考试合格了。 Wǒ kǎoshì hégé le.I've qualified on the exam.
- 她是个合格的护士。 Tā shì gè hégé de hùshì.She is qualified as a nurse.
- 没有合格的申请人吗？ Méiyǒu hégé de shēnqǐngrén ma?Aren't there any qualified applicants?