和蔼
hé'ǎi
kind; amiable
Characters in this word
蔼 ǎi
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 谒 to visit, to pay respects
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老教授态度和蔼，却对学术细节要求极其严谨。 Lǎo jiàoshòu tàidu hé'ǎi, què duì xuéshù xìjié yāoqiú jíqí yánjǐn. The old professor is amiable in manner, yet extremely rigorous about academic details.
- 那位和蔼的奶奶总是给孩子们糖吃。 Nà wèi hé'ǎi de nǎinai zǒngshì gěi háizimen táng chī. That kind old lady always gives the children candy.
- 新来的老师说话很和蔼，同学们都不紧张。 Xīn lái de lǎoshī shuōhuà hěn hé'ǎi, tóngxuémen dōu bù jǐnzhāng. The new teacher speaks very kindly, so none of the students feel nervous.
Related words
- 和 hé and, with
- 和平 hépíng peace
- 暖和 nuǎnhuo warm
- 温和 wēnhé gentle; mild
- 和谐 héxié harmonious
- 饱和 bǎohé to saturate; saturated
- 风和日丽 fēnghérìlì bright and sunny; pleasant weather
- 附和 fùhè to echo; to chime in with; to go along with
- 共和国 gònghéguó republic
- 和好 héhǎo to become reconciled; to make peace
- 和解 héjiě to reconcile; to settle
- 和睦 hémù harmonious; on friendly terms