Chinese word

复合

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù hé

Meaning

  • verbget back together

Example

复合了，他们又在一起了。fù hé le tā men yòu zài yì qǐ le

They got back together, and they are together again.

Illustration for 复合 (get back together)

More examples

争执后冷静下来，他们最终选择复合。zhēng zhí hòu lěng jìng xià lái tā men zuì zhōng xuǎn zé fù hé

After they calmed down following the argument, they ultimately chose to get back together.

Core concept

A connection or group of parts becomes whole through joining, either after a break or through combination.

Common phrases

  • 与前任复合yǔ qián rèn fù hé

    get back together with an ex

  • 和对方复合hé duì fāng fù hé

    make up with the other person

  • 与伴侣复合yǔ bàn lǚ fù hé

    get back together with a partner

Similar words

和好hé hǎo: To reconcile with someone after a quarrel and become friendly again.
和解hé jiě: To resolve a dispute through agreed terms or a mutual agreement.
和好如初hé hǎo rú chū: To reconcile and restore the same close relationship as in the past.

Definition in Chinese

指在争吵或分手后双方和解、恢复往来或感情，常见于口语的恋爱语境。zhǐ zài zhēng chǎo huò fēn shǒu hòu shuāng fāng hé jiě huī fù wǎng lái huò gǎn qíng cháng jiàn yú kóu yǔ de liàn ài yǔ jìng

Word origin

复合 (fùhé, "rejoin or combine") is formed from 复 (fù, "again") + 合 (hé, "join"), linking renewed connection with the broader idea of parts coming together.

Usage tips

  • The conversational relationship sense is usually carried by human subjects and personal context, whereas workplace, scientific, or technical nouns can signal the broader joining sense.

Other meanings

  • compoundadjective
  • combineverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 复合材料fù hé cái liàocomposite materialnoun
  • 复合词fù hé cícompound wordnoun
  • 复合肥fù hé féicompound fertilizernoun

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