組合

Japanese

Kanji in this term
組	合

Etymology

/kumiahi/: *[kumiapi] > [kumiaɸi] > [kumiawi] > [kumiai].

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kumiai/

Noun

組合 (hiragana くみあい, romaji kumiai, historical hiragana くみあひ)

1. a group of people with common objectives and goals who work together towards that end; an association, a union

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Mandarin

simpl.		组合
trad.		組合

Noun

組合 (traditional, Pinyin zǔhé, simplified 组合)

1. combination; group

Verb

組合 (traditional, Pinyin zǔhé, simplified 组合)

1. to form; to assemble; to combine
   • 2008: Qin Yong (秦俑), 化妝

     315是新組合的宿舍，一共六位姐妹。

     315 was a newly-created dorm with six girls living in it.

References

• "组合" (in Mandarin/English), nciku. URL accessed on 2009-08-15.
• 2008, Shujuan Li, Popular Chinese Expressions (流行汉语), edition 2nd (in English/Mandarin), Beijing: Sinolingua, ISBN 978-7-80200-388-0: