合并
Traditional: 合併
hé bìng HSK 6

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📚 Example Sentences

两家公司决定合并业务。
Liǎng jiā gōngsī juédìng hébìng yèwù.
The two companies decided to merge their businesses.
合并后的公司规模更大了。
Hébìng hòu de gōngsī guīmó gèng dà le.
The merged company has a larger scale.
他们计划合并两个部门。
Tāmen jìhuà hébìng liǎng gè bùmén.
They plan to amalgamate two departments.
两家公司合并了。
Liǎng jiā gōngsī hébìng le.
The two companies merged.
他们合并了资源。
Tāmen hébìng le zīyuán.
They combined their resources.

💡 Memory Tip

Break down the characters: 合 (hé) means 'to join' or 'combine,' and 并 (bìng) means 'to combine' or 'parallel.' Think of two lines (并) coming together to join (合) into one. Imagine two companies signing a contract to become one.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is neutral in formality and is commonly used in both written and spoken Chinese. It is most frequently encountered in business, corporate, technical, and administrative contexts, such as company mergers, combining statistical data, or merging files on a computer.

📖 Grammar Points

It is a transitive verb (e.g., 合并两家公司). It can be used in passive constructions with 被 (bèi) (e.g., A被合并到B). It can also function as an attributive modifier, as in 合并计划 (merger plan).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In a business context, 合并 often carries a neutral or positive connotation of creating a stronger, more competitive entity, though it can imply job losses or cultural clashes within the merged organizations.

🔄 Similar Words

结合 (jiéhé) means 'to combine' but often implies a union where elements retain some individuality or connection for a purpose. 融合 (rónghé) means 'to blend' or 'fuse,' emphasizing a harmonious integration. 合并 focuses more on the administrative or structural act of making separate things into one official unit.

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