Chinese word

附和

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù hè

Meaning

  • verbecho

Example

开会时，他总是对领导的话附和，很少发言。kāi huì shí tā zǒng shì duì líng dǎo de huà fù hè hén shǎo fā yán

During meetings, he always echoes what his boss says and rarely speaks.

Illustration for 附和 (echo)

More examples

学生应学会分析问题，而不是总是盲目附和别人的观点。xué shēng yīng xué huì fēn xī wèn tí ér bú shì zǒng shì máng mù fù hè bié rén de guān diǎn

Students should learn to analyze problems rather than always blindly echoing other people's views.

Core concept

One speaker's voice falls into the path already made by another, joining the exchange without leading it.

Common phrases

  • 附和上级的意见fù hè shàng jí de yì jiàn

    echo a superior's opinion

  • 附和别人的看法fù hè bié rén de kàn fǎ

    echo someone else's views

  • 附和别人提出的观点fù hè bié rén tí chū de guān diǎn

    echo views put forward by others

Similar words

同意tóng yì: Showing agreement with an opinion, proposal, or decision.
赞同zàn tóng: Agreeing with and supporting another person's idea or opinion.
呼应hū yìng: Responding to someone's words or actions in a matching way.
迎合yíng hé: Changing one's words or actions to suit another person's wishes or demands and please them.

Definition in Chinese

随从他人的观点或话语表示应声同意，常用于描述没有自己主见、单纯附带表示赞同的行为。suí cóng tā rén de guān diǎn huò huà yǔ biǎo shì yīng shēng tóng yì cháng yòng yú miáo shù méi yǒu zì jǐ zhǔ jiàn dān chún fù dài biǎo shì zàn tóng de xíng wéi

Word origin

附 (fù, "attach") + 和 (hè, "respond in harmony") combines the ideas of following and answering in harmony to describe agreement that comes after someone else's words.

Usage tips

  • In meeting talk, it commonly takes a person's name, title, or words as its object, making clear whose position the speaker is joining.

Other meanings

  • followverb

Opposites

  • 独立思考dú lì sī kǎothink independentlyverb
  • 反对fǎn duìopposeverb

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