适合/適合 shìhé — to suit, to be suitable/right for

Meanings

1. 1

   to suit, to be suitable/right for

   To fit well — a job for a person, a colour for a face, a plan for a situation. It takes its object directly, with no preposition: 这个工作很适合你, not 适合给你.

   verb

Example sentences

• 这件衣服很适合你。/這件衣服很適合你。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) yīfu (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) shìhé (fourth tone, falling) nǐ. (third tone, dipping)···

  This piece of clothing suits you well.

• 这个工作很适合我，我很感兴趣。/這個工作很適合我，我很感興趣。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) gōngzuò (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) shìhé (fourth tone, falling) wǒ, (third tone, dipping) wǒ (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) gǎn (third tone, dipping) xìngqù. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This job suits me well — I’m quite interested.

Common mistakes

• Not quite这个颜色很适合对你。

  Correct这个颜色很适合你。

  Unlike English "suitable for", 适合 already reaches straight for its object — no 对 or 给 belongs in front of it.