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适于 (適於)
  • [shìyú]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

适于 [shìyú]
  1. 1. verb To fit; to suit; to adapt to.
    她一到外地就水土不服,看来很不适于出差。
    She is not accustomed to the climate of new places, and so doesn't seem fit for business trips.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

适于 [shìyú]
  1. 1. 适合
    适于学文科,不适于学理科。
  2. 2. 后面要带动词性宾语。

Examples

冬小麦适于播种,油菜适于移栽。
适于儿童阅读的书籍
books suitable for children
这地太洼,不适于种棉花。
This is low-lying land and not suitable for cotton.
今天是不容错过的吉期,适于操办婚事。
Today is an unmissable auspicious day, suitable for holding a wedding.
适于学文科,不适于学理科。
food fit to eat
适于食用的食物
a lamp good to read by
适于阅读的灯
unfit for human consumption
适于人类使用
to be fit for
适于

Word Decomposition


[shì]
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[yú]

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