要求，我们会尽力满足。Duìyú nǐmen de hélǐ yāoqiú, wǒmen huì jìnlì mǎnzú. We will do our best
to meet your reasonable demands.
héshēn 合身 V (of clothes) have the proper size and shape for a figure, fit well
héshì 合适 [comp: 合 harmony + 适 fit] ADJ suitable, appropriate ■ 他做这个工作非常合适。Tā zuò
zhège gōngzuò fēicháng héshì. He is very suitable to do this job. ■ 他比你年纪大，你叫他 小张
不合适。Tā bǐ nǐ niánjì dà, nǐ jiào tā Xiǎo Zhāng bù héshì. He is older than you. It’s inappropriate
for you to call him “Little Zhang.”
hésuàn 合算 ADJ worthwhile, paying ■ 这笔生 意做得不合算。Zhè bī shēngyì zuò dè bù hésùan. This
business deal didn’t pay.
hétóng 合同 N contract, agreement (份 fèn) 签订合同 qiāndìng hétóng sign a contract
héyǐng 合影 N group photo (张 zhāng)
hézuò 合作 [modif: 合 jointly + 作 operate] V & N cooperate; cooperation ■ 我们非常高兴和你们 合
作。Wǒmen fēicháng gāoxìng hé nǐmen hézuò. We’re very happy to cooperate with you. ■ 我们应
该加强合作。Wǒmen yīnggāi jiāqiáng hézuò. We should strengthen our cooperation.
hé 何 PRON which, what
hébì 何必 ADV there is no need, why
hékuàng 何况 CONJ 1 what’s more, moreover 2 let alone
hé 河 N river ■ 这条河太宽，我游不过去。Zhè tiáo hé tài kuān, wǒ yóu bu guòqu. This river is too
broad. I can’t swim across it.
NOTE: In modern Chinese, 江 jiāng and 河 hé both mean river. Usually (not always) rivers in the south are
known as 江 jiāng and rivers in the north are 河 hé.
hé 和¹ ADJ 1 gentle, mild, harmonious 2 peaceful
hé’ǎi 和蔼 ADJ affable and gentle
héjiě 和解 V become reconciled
hémù 和睦 ADJ harmonious, amiable
hépíng 和平 N peace
héqì 和气 ADJ gentle and friendly
héxié 和谐 ADJ & N harmonious; harmony
hé 和² I CONJ and ■ 我和你都在学中文。Wǒ hé nǐ dōu zài xué Zhōngwén. You and I are both learning
Chinese. II PREP with ■ 我想和你谈谈。Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ tántan. I’d like to have a word with you.
和...一起 hé ... yìqǐ together with... ■ 昨天我和 朋友一起吃中饭。 Zuótiān wǒ hé péngyou yìqǐ
chī zhōngfàn. Yesterday I had lunch with a friend of mine.
hé 盒 N box
hézi 盒子 [suffix: 盒 box + 子 nominal suffix] N box (只 zhī) ■ 她的铅笔盒子里有四支铅笔。 Tāde
qiānbǐ hé li yǒu sì zhī qiānbǐ. There are four pencils in her pencil box.
hé 核 N kernel, core, nuclear
hédiànzhàn 核电站 N nuclear power plant
héwǔqì 核武器 N nuclear weapon
héxīn 核心 [comp: 核 core + 心 the heart] N core, kernel
hè 贺 TRAD 賀 V congratulate
hèkǎ 贺卡 [modif: 贺 greeting + 卡 card] N greeting card (张 zhāng) ■ 去年圣诞节你收到多少 贺
卡？Qùnián Shèngdànjié nǐ shōudào duōshǎo hèkǎ? How many cards did you get last Christmas?
■ 明天是小王生日, 我们送他一张生日贺 卡吧。 Míngtiān shì Xiǎo Wáng shēngrì, wǒmen
sòng tā yì zhāng hèkǎ ba. Tomorrow is Xiao Wang’s birthday. Let’s give him a card. 电子贺卡 diànzǐ
hèkǎ e-card / 圣诞贺卡 Shèngdàn hèkǎ Christmas card / 生日贺卡 shēngrì hèkǎ birthday card / 新年贺卡
Xīnnián hèkǎ New Year’s Day card
hēi 黑 ADJ black, dark ■ 我不喜欢穿黑颜色的衣 服。Wǒ bù xǐhuan chuān hēi yánsè de yīfu. I don’t