Chinese word dictionary

配伍

pèi wǔ · to blend two or more medicines; compatibility (of herbal remedies, medicines)

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Simplified配伍

Traditional配伍

Pinyinpèi wǔ

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Character breakdown

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配pèi

to blend, to mix; to fit, to match

伍wǔ

five, company of five; troops

How to learn 配伍

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Words with the same characters

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队伍duìwu

ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

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)

搭配dāpèi

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