配

pèi

verb HSK 3 #1,460

Meanings

1 to match
2 to pair
3 to deserve

Characters

to match; to pair; to deserve

Contains 酉 (wine vessel) — originally meant to blend wine; extended to mean matching or pairing.

Examples

这条裙子配什么鞋子好？

Zhè tiáo qúnzi pèi shénme xiézi hǎo?

What shoes go well with this skirt?

你配不上她。

Nǐ pèi bu shàng tā.

You don't deserve her.

红色配白色很好看。

Hóngsè pèi báisè hěn hǎokàn.

Red paired with white looks great.

Tips

usage

配钥匙 (pèi yàoshi) = to get a key copied. 搭配 (dāpèi) = to match/coordinate (clothes, food, etc.).

Stroke Order

配 pèi