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适
適
shì
1. to fit
2. suitable
3. proper
4. just (now)
5. comfortable
6. well
7. to go
8. to follow or pursue
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

适
shì
match, comfortable; just
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

适当
shìdàng
suitable
适值
shìzhí
just at that time
适切
shìqiè
apt
适合
shìhé
to fit
HSK 4
适婚
shìhūn
of marriageable age
适宜
shìyí
suitable
HSK 6
适度
shìdù
moderately
适意
shìyì
agreeable
适应
shìyìng
to adapt
HSK 4
适才
shìcái
just now
适时
shìshí
timely
适格
shìgé
to be qualified (to bring a complaint, lawsuit etc) (law)
适温
shìwēn
thermophile (e.g. bacteria)
适用
shìyòng
to be applicable
适逢
shìféng
to just happen to coincide with
适配
shìpèi
adaptation
适量
shìliàng
appropriate amount
适销
shìxiāo
marketable
适间
shìjiān
just now
适龄
shìlíng
of age

Alternate Entries

适
kuò
see [[李适<LǐKuò>]]
适
Shì
surname Shi

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
662
Word Frequency Rank
682 of 84,292

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