吻合

• Pinyin: wěn hé
• Hanzi breakdown: 吻 = 口 + 勿 (lips — the mouth making precise contact); 合 = 亼 + 口 (to fit together, combine — two mouths meeting)

Meaning

To match; to coincide; to tally; to be consistent with. Describes a precise correspondence or agreement between two things.

Used across many fields: forensics (指纹吻合, fingerprint match), medicine (症状吻合, symptoms consistent), logic (结论吻合, conclusions align), and data analysis (数据吻合, data tallies). Implies a high degree of accuracy or factual consistency.

Examples

1. 调查结果与目击者的陈述完全吻合，案件的真相逐渐浮出水面。 The investigation results match the witness’s statement perfectly, and the truth of the case is gradually coming to light.
2. 两份独立报告的数据高度吻合，证明研究结论具有相当的可靠性。 The data in the two independent reports closely match, showing that the study’s conclusions are quite reliable.
3. 他的供词与现场证据存在多处不吻合，令警方深感疑惑，决定进一步调查。 His confession doesn’t match the evidence at the scene in multiple places, which left the police deeply puzzled and led them to investigate further.

Usage Guide

Context: academic, legal, science, business

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 鉴定结果表明，这批出土文物的年代与历史记载完全吻合，可信度极高。(The appraisal results show that the dating of these excavated relics fully matches historical records, giving the findings high credibility.)
• 候选人的工作经历与职位要求高度吻合，面试委员会一致同意将其录用。(The candidate's work experience closely matches the position's requirements; the interview committee unanimously agreed to hire them.)

Don't Say

• 这两件衣服的颜色很吻合 — for colours or styles matching aesthetically, use 搭配 or 相配; 吻合 implies precise factual or logical correspondence, not aesthetic harmony

Origin & History

吻 (lips — precise contact) + 合 (to fit together, to combine)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal