撮 合

cuō hedictionary entry

to play matchmaker / to act as a middleman

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

撮合撮合 [cuo1 he5] /to play matchmaker/to act as a middleman/

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Reference information

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Character information

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撮
cuō
to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuò]
zuǒ
classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuò]
合
gě
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
hé
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale

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