适 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 舌 tongue
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
适应
shìyìng
to adapt to
Characters in this word
应 yīng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
Example phrases
- 我适应这里了。 Wǒ shìyìng zhèlǐ le. I have adapted to this place.
- 他适应新学校。 Tā shìyìng xīn xuéxiào. He adapts to the new school.
- 孩子适应很快。 Háizi shìyìng hěn kuài. The child adapts very quickly.
Related words
- 合适 héshì suitable; to fit
- 适合 shìhé to suit; to fit
- 适用 shìyòng to apply; to be suitable
- 舒适 shūshì comfortable
- 答应 dāying to agree; to promise
- 应该 yīnggāi should; ought to
- 反应 fǎnyìng to react
- 应当 yīngdāng should; ought to
- 应用 yìngyòng app
- 供应 gōngyìng to supply
- 应 yīng should
- 对应 duìyìng to match; to correspond