搭配

dāpèi

verb/noun HSK 6 #7,246

Meanings

1 to match; to pair up; to coordinate
2 combination; pairing; collocation

Characters

to put together; to connect

to match; to pair; to go with

To put together in matching pairs — coordinating things that go well together.

Examples

这件衣服搭配什么裤子好？

Zhè jiàn yīfu dāpèi shénme kùzi hǎo?

What pants go well with this top?

颜色搭配很重要。

Yánsè dāpèi hěn zhòngyào.

Color coordination is very important.

这道菜需要搭配白米饭。

Zhè dào cài xūyào dāpèi bái mǐfàn.

This dish needs to be paired with white rice.

这个搭配很好看。

Zhège dāpèi hěn hǎokàn.

This combination looks great.

Tips

usage

搭配 is used for: fashion (衣服搭配, outfit matching), food (食物搭配, food pairing), and language (词语搭配, word collocations). In language learning, 搭配 refers to which words naturally go together.

Stroke Order

搭 dā

配 pèi