混合 meaning in English

hùnhé

to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite

HSK 6verb17 strokes

Meaning of 混合

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hùnhé

to mix; to blend
hybrid; composite

How to use 混合

混合 is used as a verb for physically mixing substances, and also as a modifier meaning hybrid or mixed, as in 混合动力 (hùnhé dònglì, hybrid power). Example: 把面粉和水混合在一起。(Bǎ miànfěn hé shuǐ hùnhé zài yìqǐ.) Mix the flour and water together.

混 (hùn) has the water radical 氵, so picture things stirred together in water until you cannot tell them apart. 合 (hé) means to join or close together, so 混合 is mixing things until they join into one.

Common mistake: Learners often read 混 as hún or hǔn. In 混合 it is fourth tone, hùn. Also do not swap 混合 with 联合 (liánhé). 联合 means people or groups joining forces, while 混合 is about blending things or elements together.

混合 in example sentences

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

油yóu和hé水shuǐ不bù能néng混hùn合hé。

Oil and water don't mix.

把bǎ这zhè些xiē物wù质zhì混hùn合hé起qǐ来lái是shì很hěn危wēi险xiǎn的de。

It's dangerous to mix these substances.

混hùn合hé米mǐ、蛋dàn跟gēn酱jiàng油yóu。

Mix the rice, egg and soy sauce.

空kōng气qì是shì气qì体tǐ的de混hùn合hé物wù。

Air is a mixture of gases.

把bǎ面miàn粉fěn和hé两liǎng颗kē鸡jī蛋dàn混hùn合hé。

Mix the flour with two eggs.

Stroke order for each character

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混 hùn · to mix · 11 strokes

合 hé · to close · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 混合.

合适	héshì	suitable; fitting; appropriate
合作	hézuò	to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
适合	shìhé	to fit; to suit
合法	héfǎ	lawful; legitimate
配合	pèihé	matching; fitting in with
联合	liánhé	to combine; to join
合理	hélǐ	rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
组合	zǔhé	to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation
结合	jiéhé	to combine; to link
联合国	Liánhéguó	United Nations
场合	chǎnghé	occasion; situation; context; setting; venue
合格	hégé	to meet the standard required; qualified

Questions about 混合

What does 混合 mean?

混合 (hùnhé) means "to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 混合?

混合 is made of 2 characters: 混 (11 strokes), 合 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 混合 an HSK word?

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

What is the difference between 混合 and 混 on its own?

混合 is neutral and means to mix or blend. 混 alone often carries a negative feel, as in 混日子 (hùn rìzi, to idle away one's days) or 混乱 (hùnluàn, chaos).

Can 混合 be used before a noun like an adjective?

Yes. It often directly modifies a noun to mean mixed or hybrid, for example 混合物 (hùnhéwù, mixture) or 混合双打 (hùnhé shuāngdǎ, mixed doubles).