和[hé]

形

1. gentle; mild; kind

♦ 温和

2. harmonious; on good terms

♦ ~为贵。 Harmony is what matters.

名

1. peace

♦ 讲和

2.数sum

♦ 两数之~ the sum of the two numbers

♦ ~国际惯例接轨。 conform to international practice

动[体]draw; tie

♦ 那盘棋~了。 That game of chess ended in a draw.

介

1. together with

♦ 和衣

2. (indicating relationship, comparison, etc.)

♦ ~这件事没有关系 have nothing to do with the matter; bear no relation to it

♦ 他~我一样高。 He's the same height as I.

连and

♦ 工人~农民 workers and peasants

♦ 你~我 you and I

另见 hèhuóhuò

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和[hè]
动

1. join in the singing

♦ 一唱百和

2. compose a poem in reply

♦ 奉~一首 write a poem in reply (to one sent by a friend, etc., using the same rhyme sequence)

另见 héhuóhuò

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和[huó]
动mix (powder) with water, etc.

♦ ~点儿灰泥把洞堵上。 Prepare some plaster to fill the hole.

另见 héhuò

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和[huò]
动mix; blend

♦ 豆沙里~点儿糖 mix a little sugar into the bean paste

♦ 油和水~不到一块儿。 Oil and water do not mix.

量a washing (of clothes); a decocting (of medicinal herbs)

♦ 衣裳已经洗了三~。 The clothes have been rinsed three times.

♦ 二~药 second decoction (of medicinal herbs)

另见 héhèhuó