相容

xiāngróng

adjective #30,758

Meanings

1 compatible
2 consistent
3 to tolerate (each other)

Characters

to accommodate, tolerate

Examples

这两种软件互不相容。

Zhè liǎng zhǒng ruǎnjiàn hù bù xiāngróng.

These two pieces of software are incompatible with each other.

他们的性格不太相容。

Tāmen de xìnggé bú tài xiāngróng.

Their personalities aren't very compatible.

Tips

usage

相容 is the standard technical term for "compatible" in software, hardware, and scientific contexts. The negation 不相容 ("incompatible") is very common — often paired with 互 ("mutually"): 互不相容 = "mutually incompatible".

Stroke Order

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