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合伙

héhuǒ

to form a partnership; to go into business together

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Characters in this word

合 hé

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
亼 to assemble, to gather together 口 mouth

伙 huǒ

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 火 fire, flame
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 几名工程师决定合伙创业,共同开发低成本储能设备。 Jǐ míng gōngchéngshī juédìng héhuǒ chuàngyè, gòngtóng kāifā dī chéngběn chǔnéng shèbèi. Several engineers decided to start a business together and jointly develop low-cost energy-storage equipment.
  • 我和朋友合伙开了一家小饭馆。 Wǒ hé péngyou héhuǒ kāi le yì jiā xiǎo fànguǎn. A friend and I opened a small restaurant together as partners.
  • 他们三个人合伙买了一辆旧货车做生意。 Tāmen sān ge rén héhuǒ mǎi le yí liàng jiù huòchē zuò shēngyi. The three of them chipped in to buy a used truck for their business.

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