合并

• Pinyin: hé bìng
• Hanzi breakdown: 合 = to combine/together; 并 = to merge/combine

Meaning

To merge; to combine; to consolidate. Bringing separate things together into one.

Used in business (company mergers), computing (file merging), medical (condition combining), and organizational contexts. Implies creating unity from separate parts.

Examples

1. 这两家公司计划在明年合并。 These two companies plan to merge next year.
2. 我们把两个文件合并成一个。 We merged the two files into one.
3. 医生说两种病症合并发作了。 The doctor said two conditions have developed together.

Usage Guide

Context: business, computing, organizational, medical

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 两个部门合并了。(The two departments merged.)
• 请把这些数据合并。(Please merge this data.)

Don't Say

• 合并你和我 (合并 is for organizations/things, not people — use 结合 or 联合 for people working together)

Origin & History

Compound of 合 (to combine, together) + 并 (to merge, combine), doubling the sense of unification.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal