重合

chónghé

verb HSK 7 #32,670

Meanings

1 to overlap
2 to coincide
3 to match up

Characters

to overlap; again; repeat

to close; to join; to match

Examples

两条线在这个点重合了。

Liǎng tiáo xiàn zài zhège diǎn chónghé le.

The two lines coincide at this point.

他的观点和我的完全重合。

Tā de guāndiǎn hé wǒ de wánquán chónghé.

His viewpoint completely matches mine.

Tips

mistakes

Pronounced chónghé (2nd tone on 重), not zhònghé. Here 重 means 'to overlap/repeat,' not 'heavy.' Compare: 重复 (chóngfù, to repeat) uses the same reading.

Stroke Order

重 zhòng

合 hé