适应 shìyìng▶ Thích nghi

Stroke order

适应 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 适 — 9 strokes
• 应 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. to adapt
2. to fit
3. to suit

Example sentences

• 他很快适应了新的生活。Tā hěn kuài shìyìng le xīn de shēnghuó.He quickly adapted to his new life.
• 我还不适应这里的天气。Wǒ hái bù shìyìng zhèlǐ de tiānqì.I have not yet adapted to the weather here.

Related words

• 合适thích hợp
• 应聘Xin; nộp đơn xin
• 适合Vừa vặn; Phù hợp
• 反应phản ứng
• 应付đối phó với
• 应用ứng dụng

适应 is pronounced shìyìng and means “Thích nghi”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 适应 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.