撮合

cuōhe

verb #13,421

Meanings

1 to play matchmaker
2 to act as a middleman; to bring together

Characters

to bring together; to pinch

to combine; together

Examples

她总喜欢给朋友撮合对象。

Tā zǒng xǐhuan gěi péngyou cuōhe duìxiàng.

She always likes to set up her friends with dates.

这笔生意是他撮合成的。

Zhè bǐ shēngyì shì tā cuōhe chéng de.

He brokered this deal.

Tips

usage

撮合 is used both for matchmaking in romance and for brokering business deals. In everyday speech, it often implies someone actively pushing two parties together.

Stroke Order

撮 cuō

合 hé