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Definitions
- 1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn])
- 2. (math.) sum
- 3. to make peace
- 4. (sports) to draw; to tie
- 5. (bound form) harmonious
- 6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
Example Sentences
1 shown和 你無關。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 和
to live in harmony
Wakayama prefecture in central Japan
world peace
in perfect harmony
breeze
see 泰和縣|泰和县[tài hé xiàn]
disharmony
Buddhist monk
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC (MOHURD)
not to get along well
sum
moderate faction
if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)
to contain (e.g. poem contains feelings)
lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom)
to win in mahjong
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
Nanhe county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Hezheng County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu
Hoxud county, Xoshut nahiyisi or Heshuo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
to mix
lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)
Nanhe county in Xingtai 邢台[xíng tái], Hebei
to harmonize
gentle
peaceful relations
Helong, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
Heping or Peace district (of many towns)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), 1922-1991
money settlement (fine or payment to end a legal dispute)
Summer Palace in Beijing
zero-sum game (economics)
unwell
Hepingli neighborhood of Beijing
republic
Heshen (1746-1799), Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty who openly practiced various forms of corruption on a grand scale
polite and amiable
mild
the time is right, geographical and social conditions are favorable (idiom); a good time to go to war
Hall of Supreme Harmony, the largest of the three halls that constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City 紫禁城[zǐ jìn chéng]
Operations Administration and Maintenance
lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
Heping county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong
republican system of government
the peace faction
Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian
(coll.) pleasantly soft
Japanese cuisine
algebraic sum
to echo one another
to mix
harmonious
harmony (pleasing combination of sounds)
major triad do-mi-so
harmonic analysis (math.)
detente
Horinger county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia
friendly
Toqsu nahiyisi (Xinhe county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[ā kè sū dì qū], west Xinjiang
to agree
Xinghe county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
Democratic Republic of Congo
republic
republic
gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
kindly
corn flour mixed with a little soybean flour
harmonic mean
tenderness
Dominican Republic
unsaturated
Republican faction
Republican Party
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Yonghe or Yungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
peace settlement
kindly
to ease (tension)
Republic of Andorra
amiable
international peace foundation
São Tomé and Príncipe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
to damage a good relationship
peace conference
Saint Kitts and Nevis
see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]
to make peace
the Boxer uprising
Taihe county, Jiangxi
Toqsu nahiyisi (Xinhe county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[ā kè sū dì qū], west Xinjiang
gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
Trinidad and Tobago
harmony
PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), formed in 2003
Hotan Prefecture in Xinjiang
Trinidad and Tobago
Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH)
amiable manner
peace talks
Chinese Soviet Republic (1931-1937)
China Petrol and Chemical Industry Association (CPCIA)
zero-sum (game, in economics etc)
seventh (musical cord)
Irish Republican Army
Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
People's Republic of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)
Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui
Sha Wujing
to allow
efficient government, people at peace (idiom); all is well with the state and the people
to be \harmonized\ i.e. censored
a Republican party member
see 和尚打傘，無法無天|和尚打伞，无法无天[hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān]
to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
(U.S.) Peace Corps
Nobel Peace Prize
Republic of Ireland
Xéjing nahiyisi or Hejing county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
to echo one another (idiom)
Doctrine and Covenants
Yonghe Temple
Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan
concordant
harmonious
mild
vowel harmony (in phonetics)
Weimar Republic (German Reich, 1919-1933)
to knead (clay)
(music) arpeggio
to negotiate peace
Heping District of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市[shěn yáng shì], Liaoning
Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
Wadati Kiyoō (1902-1995), pioneer Japanese seismologist
harmony (music)
to sue for peace
peaceful reunification
tonic triad
Xéjing nahiyisi or Hejing county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on
material and spiritual culture
Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[pān zhī huā shì], south Sichuan
South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
Alpha and Omega
lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
pacifism
harmony
Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁[yù rén]
(personal) warmth
minor triad la-do-mi
to harmonize
(music) triad; three-note chord
carbon neutrality
Broadcast and Unknown Server
People's Republic of China
China Education and Research Network (CERNET)
meek
People's Republic of Mongolia (from 1924)
vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft
neutralizing agent; neutralizer
saturated fat
Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
Taihe district of Jinzhou city 錦州市|锦州市, Liaoning
Pinghe county in Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian
to knead dough
the Righteous and Harmonious Fists
to mix and stir
tranquil and even-tempered (idiom); calmly and without stress
to force a draw (in chess, competition etc)
Renhe district of Panzhihua city 攀枝花市[pān zhī huā shì], south Sichuan
lit. to put everything out including the tray
Windhoek, capital of Namibia
gentle
to bury the hatchet
Turks and Caicos Islands
affable
to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
Antigua and Barbuda
augmented triad (musical chord)
peace treaty
dove of peace
Concorde, supersonic passenger airliner
to connect intimately (with)
harmonious
sum (math.)
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
auspicious and peaceful
Hotan River in Xinjiang
Republic of Croatia
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū]
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
harmony is to be prized
to mediate
Helong, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin
chord (music)
good-natured
CRH-series high-speed trains operated by China Railway
Hotan, a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang
Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang
moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
Wallis and Futuna (French island collectivity in the South Pacific)
to try to smooth things over
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
to sue for peace
Yunhe county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[lí shuǐ], Zhejiang
Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
to harmonize the stomach and rectify qi 氣|气[qì] (Chinese medicine)
to settle (a dispute out of court)
peacekeeping
compatibility
(idiom) amiability makes you rich
Heshun county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean)
Yonghe or Yungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
kimono
quiet and gentle
warm
drawn game (in chess or other board game)
harmonic oscillation
Boxer Rebellion
Republic of Slovenia
gentle stick moxibustion (TCM)
BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)
Federal Republic of Germany
Kiribati
lasting peace
China state radio regulation committee SRRC
(idiom) amiability leads to harmony
Horinger county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[hū hé hào tè], Inner Mongolia
to make peace
favorable geographical and social conditions (idiom); good location and the people satisfied
peacemaker
Taihe County in Fuyang 阜陽|阜阳[fù yáng], Anhui
warm
to mediate (in a conflict)
see 做一天和尚撞一天鐘|做一天和尚撞一天钟[zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng]
peace envoy
Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
Heshun county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi
the Righteous and Harmonious Fists
Central African Republic
Yonghe county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi
antiphon (i.e. solo voice answered by chorus)
vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)
affable
Xihe county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu
Xihe county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[lǒng nán], Gansu
St Vincent and Grenadines, Caribbean island in Lesser Antilles
Hoboksar Mongol autonomous county or Qobuqsar Mongghul aptonom nahiyisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[tǎ chéng dì qū], Xinjiang
Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁[dé rén]
Zhenghe county in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian
lukewarm
polyunsaturated fatty acid
Hezheng County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[lín xià huí zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu
Concorde, supersonic passenger airliner
Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
to chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
nephrite
waka (style of Japanese poetry)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
draw
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt
Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer
serene
Gonghe county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[hǎi nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
discord
pleasantly warm (weather)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
German Democratic Republic (East Germany), 1945-1990
saturated fatty acid (SFA)
(idiom) amiable as a spring breeze
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那|波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那[bō sī ní yà hé hēi sài gē wéi nà]
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (aka North Vietnam), a country in Southeast Asia 1945-1976
the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom)
Hohhot prefecture-level city, capital of Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[nèi měng gǔ zì zhì qū]
compatibility
difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
harmonious and happy
to respond to a poem with a poem
Wakayama prefecture in central Japan
Greenpeace (environmental network)
neither war nor peace
Hele crab
Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslav republic)
He county in Chaohu 巢湖[cháo hú], Anhui
fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
Xinghe county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
Hosanna (in Christian praise)
Hotan County in Xinjiang
Renhe county in Zhejiang
neutralizing antibody
Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Hoxud or Heshuo county or Xoshut nahiyisi in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu], Xinjiang
(bird species of China) Asian fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
warm
peace treaty
to get along well
Czech Republic
peace talks
to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
unsaturated fatty acid
to parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others
Jehovah's Witnesses
Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
mixture
(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism
peace negotiations
Zhenghe county in Nanping 南平[nán píng] Fujian
War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰
saturation