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The character 适 combines the movement radical 辶 with the phonetic component 舌, a simplification of the traditional form 適 (which paired 辶 with 啇). The radical links the character to its original meaning of traveling toward a destination. Historically, this specifically referred to a woman going to her husband's home upon marriage, a sense that later generalized to mean moving toward a goal. Over time, the meaning evolved from the physical act of arrival to the abstract idea of achieving a proper or comfortable state, coming to signify fitting, suitable, or appropriate.
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这本书很适合孩子。
这个房间很舒适。
这里的气候很适宜。
请适当休息一下。
他很快适应了新环境。
我们必须适应变化。
找到适合自己的学习方法很重要。
在适当时机做出决定是成功的关键。