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适合 vs 合适 (to suit vs suitable)
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Does it fit?
- You are trying on a jacket and ask your friend's opinion.
- these这item件clothes衣服very很suitable合适，color颜色also也very很suits适合you你。 — "This jacket fits well, and the colour suits you too."
suits适合 = to suit (a verb with an object)
- suits适合 + object = suit, be suitable for: suits适合you你, suits适合student学生, suits适合to run跑步.
- It needs an object: this这个job工作very很suits适合him他.
this这个job工作very很suits适合him他。
Complete: “This colour really suits you.” 这个颜色很____你。
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With an object, 适合.
suitable合适 = suitable (an adjective)
- suitable合适 describes something as fitting, right: large and small大小suitable合适, (concept of) time时间suitable合适, very很suitable合适.
- It takes no object: these这(pair of)双shoes鞋not不too太suitable合适 — "These shoes don't fit well."
these这(pair of)双shoes鞋not very不太suitable合适。
合适你 is correct.
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合适 takes no object; say 适合你 or 对你合适.
Object or no object?
- With an object, use suits适合: suits适合you你, not suitable合适you你.
- Without an object, use suitable合适: this这个(concept of) time时间very很suitable合适, not this这个(concept of) time时间very很suits适合.
Which sentence is correct?
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这个时间很合适 is right: 合适 is an adjective with no object. 适合 is a verb and needs one (适合你), so 很适合 alone is incomplete.
to / towards / correct对…suitable合适 and (modifier / structural particle)的
- To name the person with suitable合适, use to / towards / correct对: to / towards / correct对you你来说very很suitable合适 — "very suitable for you".
- Both can describe a noun: suitable合适(modifier / structural particle)的job工作 / suits适合I我(modifier / structural particle)的job工作.
I我am在looking for找a一个suitable合适的job工作。
Build: “I'm looking for a suitable job.”
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合适的 + noun.
Recap
- suits适合 + object = to suit (suits适合you你). suitable合适 = suitable, no object (very很suitable合适).
- to / towards / correct对…(来说)suitable合适 names the person; both can describe a noun.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Comparing similar functions.
You are trying on a jacket and ask your friend's opinion. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.