verb HSK 5
Traditional 合併
to merge · to combine · to amalgamate · to consolidate
Meaning
合并 means to bring two or more separate entities together into a single unified whole. It's commonly used in business contexts (merging companies), administrative contexts (combining departments or districts), and technical contexts (merging files or data).
Usage
This is a formal term frequently used in business, legal, and administrative language. Native speakers use it when discussing corporate mergers, consolidating organizations, combining files or accounts, or unifying administrative divisions. Less common in casual daily conversation.
Examples
- 01这两家公司已经正式合并了。.These two companies have officially merged.
- 02为了提高效率，我们决定把这几个部门合并。, .To improve efficiency, we've decided to merge these departments.
Characters
Common collocations
- 合并企业to merge companies
- 合并同类项to combine like terms (math)
- 文件合并file merging
- 被合并to be merged (passive)
Antonyms
Origin
The character 合 originally depicted a lid fitting onto a container, symbolizing things coming together. 并 shows two people standing side by side, representing the concept of being together or unified.