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恰如其分

qiàrúqífèn

proper; fitting; to the right degree

A person balancing an old scale exactly level
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Characters in this word

恰 qià

Strokes
9
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 合 to combine, to join, to unite
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 恰

如 rú

Strokes
6
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 如

其 qí

Strokes
8
Radical
八 — eight

分 fēn

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
八 eight 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他评价这篇论文恰如其分,优点缺点都说得清楚。 Tā píngjià zhè piān lùnwén qiàrúqífèn, yōudiǎn quēdiǎn dōu shuō de qīngchu. He assessed this paper with perfect fairness, stating both its strengths and weaknesses clearly.
  • 感谢的话要说得恰如其分,太多就显得虚伪。 Gǎnxiè de huà yào shuō de qiàrúqífèn, tài duō jiù xiǎnde xūwěi. Words of thanks should be measured; too many and they sound insincere.
  • 这份报告对风险的描述恰如其分。 Zhè fèn bàogào duì fēngxiǎn de miáoshù qiàrúqífèn. This report's description of the risks is appropriately measured.

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