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结识

jiéshí

to get acquainted with

Two people shake hands on a trail, each with a backpack
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Characters in this word

结 jié

Strokes
9
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 吉 lucky, propitious, good
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

识 shí

Strokes
7
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 只 only, merely, just
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 识

Example phrases

  • 他在一次国际研讨会上结识了后来共同创办实验室的合作者。 Tā zài yí cì guójì yántǎohuì shang jiéshí le hòulái gòngtóng chuàngbàn shíyànshì de hézuòzhě. At an international seminar, he got to know the collaborator with whom he later co-founded a laboratory.
  • 我在旅行中结识了很多新朋友。 Wǒ zài lǚxíng zhōng jiéshí le hěn duō xīn péngyou. I got to know many new friends while travelling.
  • 他们是在一次志愿活动中结识的。 Tāmen shì zài yí cì zhìyuàn huódòng zhōng jiéshí de. They got to know each other at a volunteer event.

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