合格
hé gé HSK 4

English Meaning

📚 Example Sentences

这个产品是合格的。
Zhège chǎnpǐn shì hégé de.
This product is qualified.
他考试合格了。
Tā kǎoshì hégé le.
He passed the exam (qualified).
我们需要合格的老师。
Wǒmen xūyào hégé de lǎoshī.
We need qualified teachers.
这个产品合格。
Zhège chǎnpǐn hégé.
This product is qualified.
他考试合格了。
Tā kǎoshì hégé le.
He passed the exam.

💡 Memory Tip

Break down the characters: 合 (hé) means 'to meet' or 'to join,' and 格 (gé) means 'standard' or 'pattern.' Think: 'meeting the standard' makes something 合格. Associate it with a 'passing grade' or a quality inspection sticker.

📝 Usage Notes

Used in both formal and informal contexts, common in written and spoken Chinese. Frequently appears in professional, educational, and commercial settings—such as product quality checks, exam results, certification processes, and job qualifications.

📖 Grammar Points

Often used as a predicate adjective (e.g., 产品合格) or as an attributive modifier before nouns (e.g., 合格的产品). Can be negated with 不 (不合格, 'unqualified'). Commonly appears in the structure: Subject + (不) + 合格, as in the example sentence.

🏯 Cultural Notes

In Chinese society, 合格 emphasizes conformity to established norms or benchmarks, reflecting a cultural value on meeting collective standards in education, manufacturing, and professional conduct. It's a key term in quality control and regulatory contexts.

🔄 Similar Words

Similar to 达标 (dábiāo, 'to meet a standard'), but 合格 is more commonly used as an adjective directly describing nouns (e.g., 合格产品). 达标 is often a verb phrase (e.g., 质量达标). 及格 (jígé) specifically means 'to pass a test or exam,' while 合格 has a broader application to standards beyond academics.

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