合适 héshì suitable
suitable; proper; appropriate
How to remember 合适: 合 join together + 适 suitable = suitable.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Suitable / it fits' as an adjective - 这件衣服很合适 (zhè jiàn yīfu hěn héshì) this outfit fits well; 时间不合适 (shíjiān bù héshì) the timing isn't right.
- Cannot take an object. For that, flip to the verb 适合 (shìhé): 这件衣服很适合你 (zhè jiàn yīfu hěn shìhé nǐ) this suits you.
- Same characters, reversed order, different grammar - a classic learner trap.
Example sentences
- 时间正好合适。 Shíjiān zhènghǎo héshì.This is just the right time.
- 这实在不合适。 Zhè shízài bù héshì.It is highly improper.
- 他穿这件衣服很合适。 Tā chuān zhèjiàn yīfu hěn héshì.This shirt fits him well.