搭配 meaning in English

dāpèi

to pair up; to match

HSK 6verb22 strokes

Meaning of 搭配

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dāpèi

to pair up
to match
to arrange in pairs
to add sth into a group

How to use 搭配

搭配 is used for combining things that go well together, such as clothes, food, colors, or words in a sentence. It works as a verb and also as a noun meaning a combination or collocation. Example: 这件衬衫和裤子很搭配。(Zhè jiàn chènshān hé kùzi hěn dāpèi.) This shirt goes well with the pants.

搭 (dā) has the hand radical 扌 and means to put things together, like laying one piece on another. 配 (pèi) means to match or pair, so 搭配 is using your hand to put matching things side by side.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 搭配 with 配合 (pèihé). 搭配 is about things matching or being combined, while 配合 is about people cooperating or coordinating actions, so say 我们要互相配合, not 互相搭配.

搭配 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

您nín真zhēn的de点diǎn了le地dì瓜guā片piàn来lái搭dā配pèi素sù食shí汉hàn堡bǎo吗ma？

Did you really order sweet potato fries to go with your veggie burger?

她tā那nà双shuāng蓝lán鞋xié子zi和hé这zhè个ge裙qún子zi很hěn搭dā配pèi。

Her blue shoes go well with that dress.

男nán女nǚ搭dā配pèi，干gàn活huó不bù累lèi。

When man and woman unite, work is no longer as tiring.

干gān酪lào加jiā桃táo子zi罐guàn头tou是shì美měi味wèi的de搭dā配pèi。

Cottage cheese and canned peaches are a delicious combination.

法fǎ式shì吐tǔ司sī最zuì适shì合hé搭dā配pèi菠bō菜cài浓nóng汤tāng。

French toast is best with spinach pottage.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

搭 dā · to put up · 12 strokes

配 pèi · to join · 10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 搭配.

配合	pèihé	matching; fitting in with
分配	fēnpèi	to distribute; to assign
支配	zhīpèi	to control; to dominate
配备	pèibèi	to allocate; to provide
配套	pèitào	to form a complete set; compatible
搭档	dādàng	to cooperate; partner
配置	pèizhì	to deploy; to allocate
匹配	pǐpèi	to mate or marry; to match
搭乘	dāchéng	to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
配偶	pèi'ǒu	spouse
配音	pèiyīn	dubbing (filmmaking)
配件	pèijiàn	component; part

Questions about 搭配

What does 搭配 mean?

搭配 (dāpèi) means "to pair up; to match" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 搭配?

搭配 is made of 2 characters: 搭 (12 strokes), 配 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 搭配 an HSK word?

Yes. 搭配 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How do I say a word collocation in Chinese?

You can use 搭配 or the more technical 词语搭配 (cíyǔ dāpèi). Teachers often say 这两个词不能搭配, meaning these two words do not go together.

What is the difference between 搭配 and 搭档?

搭配 is about combining things or people into a good match. 搭档 (dādàng) usually refers to a partner, or to working together as partners, as in 他是我的搭档 (He is my partner).