和睦

hémù

adjective HSK 7-9 #14,223

Meanings

1 harmonious; amicable
2 on good terms

Characters

harmony; peaceful

friendly; harmonious

Both characters mean harmony - 睦 contains the eye radical 目, suggesting people looking at each other with friendly eyes.

Examples

HSK 7-9

他们一家人非常和睦。

Tāmen yìjiārén fēicháng hémù.

Their family gets along very well.

HSK 7-9

邻里关系应该和睦相处。

Línlǐ guānxì yīnggāi hémù-xiāngchǔ.

Neighbors should live together in harmony.

Tips

usage

和睦 is almost exclusively used for relationships between people - families (家庭和睦), neighbors (邻里和睦), or ethnic groups. You wouldn't use it for countries (use 和平) or for abstract concepts.

Stroke Order

和 hé

睦 mù