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héshì

合适héshìhéshì
suitable
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Usages of héshì

这Zhè　个gè　颜色yánsè　不bú　太tài　合适héshì，　我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　蓝色lánsè。Zhè gè yánsè bú tài héshì, wǒ gèng xǐhuan lánsè.
This color isn’t quite suitable; I prefer blue.
他Tā　觉得juéde　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　比bǐ　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu　更gèng　合适héshì。Tā juéde chuān lánsè de yīfu bǐ chuān hóngsè de yīfu gèng héshì.
He thinks wearing blue clothes is more suitable than wearing red ones.
你nǐ　觉得juéde　他tā　这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　怎么样zěnmeyàng？　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　合适héshì。nǐ juéde tā zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng? kànqǐlái tèbié héshì.
What do you think of his clothes? They look especially suitable.
这个Zhège　房间fángjiān　很hěn　干净gānjìng　也yě　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　复习fùxí　汉字Hànzì　很hěn　合适héshì。Zhège fángjiān hěn gānjìng yě hěn ānjìng, zài fángjiān lǐ fùxí Hànzì hěn héshì.
This room is very clean and also very quiet; it’s very suitable for reviewing characters in the room.
这Zhè　双shuāng　蓝色lánsè　的de　鞋子xiézi　很hěn　干净gānjìng，　看起来kànqǐlái　也yě　很hěn　合适héshì。Zhè shuāng lánsè de xiézi hěn gānjìng, kànqǐlái yě hěn héshì.
This pair of blue shoes is very clean and also looks very suitable.
他tā　第一次dìyīcì　跟gēn　女朋友nǚpéngyou　在zài　饭店fàndiàn　约会yuēhuì，　为了wèile　找到zhǎodào　合适héshì　的de　地点dìdiǎn　想xiǎng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。tā dìyīcì gēn nǚpéngyou zài fàndiàn yuēhuì, wèile zhǎodào héshì de dìdiǎn xiǎng le hěn jiǔ.
The first time he had a date with his girlfriend at a restaurant, he thought for a long time to find a suitable place.
我wǒ　觉得juéde　黑色hēisè　的de　裤子kùzi　比bǐ　白色báisè　的de　裤子kùzi　更gèng　合适héshì。wǒ juéde hēisè de kùzi bǐ báisè de kùzi gèng héshì.
I think black pants are more suitable than white pants.
这Zhè　个gè　网上wǎngshàng　课程kèchéng　的de　时间shíjiān　很hěn　合适héshì，　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　就jiù　能néng　上shàng　课kè。Zhè gè wǎngshàng kèchéng de shíjiān hěn héshì, xiàbān yǐhòu jiù néng shàng kè.
The time of this online course is very suitable; you can attend class after work.
这件zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　比bǐ　那nà　件jiàn　更gèng　合适héshì。zhèjiàn yīfu bǐ nà jiàn gèng héshì.
This piece of clothing is more suitable than that one.
房东fángdōng　说shuō　明天míngtiān　可以kěyǐ　去qù　看kàn　一下yíxià　房子fángzi，　如果rúguǒ　合适héshì　就jiù　签qiān　合同hétong。fángdōng shuō míngtiān kěyǐ qù kàn yíxià fángzi, rúguǒ héshì jiù qiān hétong.
The landlord said we can go look at the apartment tomorrow, and if it’s suitable, we’ll sign the contract.
这zhè　个gè　房子fángzi　有yǒu　阳台yángtái，　晚上wǎnshang　很hěn　安静ānjìng，　我wǒ　觉得juéde　很hěn　合适héshì。zhè gè fángzi yǒu yángtái, wǎnshang hěn ānjìng, wǒ juéde hěn héshì.
This house has a balcony, and it’s very quiet at night; I think it’s very suitable.
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