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适宜 (適宜)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

适宜 [shìyí]
  1. 1. adjective advisable
    吃止痛药后不适宜饮酒。
    After taking painkillers it's not advisable to drink alcohol.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

适宜 [shìyí]
  1. 1. suitable; fit; appropriate; favourable
    适宜做卫生工作。
    He's suitable for public health work.
    创造适宜的经济和社会环境
    create a favourable economic and social environment
  2. 2. adverb suitably
  3. 3. proper

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

适宜 [shìyí]
  1. 1. 合适;相宜
    颜色深浅适宜
    这里适宜种西瓜。

Examples

这间屋子太潮湿,不适宜住人。
This room is too damp to live in.
浓淡适宜
neither too deep nor too pale; just the right shade of colour
您这个箱子超长,不适宜随身携带。
Your suitcase is too large to take with you.
这一带地势低缓,适宜种植农业作物。
This area is low and even, it's not fit for agricultural crops.
这间教室很欢闹,实在不适宜学习。
This classroom is very noisy, and really not suitable for studying.
经过实验,这种植物不适宜在碱土里种植。
This alkaline soil has been tested and found unsuitable for growing this kind of plant.
秋季食补适宜多吃些梨。
It's appropriate to eat more pears in autumn to supplement nutrition.

Collocations

浓淡适宜
a suitable shade (of color)
用语适宜
appropriate vocabulary
适宜的举止
fitting behavior
适宜出行
fitting to go on a journey

Word Decomposition


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