複合

简 复合 · 繁 複合
Mandarin · pinyin fù hé

Meanings

  1. complex
  2. compound
  3. composite
  4. hybrid
  5. to compound
  6. to combine
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複
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合
hé · combine, unite, join; gather
复
fù · return; repeat; repeatedly
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4–2 · fu4 he2

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fuk1 hap6

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verb

  1. to combine multiple components together; to mix several ingredients

adj

  1. (attributive) compound; complex; composite; combined

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