Chinese word dictionary

匹配

pǐpèi · to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible

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Simplified匹配

Traditional匹配

Pinyinpǐpèi

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

匹pǐ

bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses

配pèi

to blend, to mix; to fit, to match

How to learn 匹配

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Words with the same characters

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分配fēnpèi

to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)

配pèi

to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate

配合pèihé

matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine

配送pèisòng

to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配貨|配货[pei4 huo4] and 送貨|送货[song4 huo4]); to deliver (goods)

匹pǐ

(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower; variant of 匹[pi3]; classifier for cloth: bolt

搭配dāpèi

to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group