合并 (hébìng)

合并 means to merge or combine two or more things into one, and is used in business, organizational, administrative, and everyday contexts.

Meanings

[verb] to merge; to combine; to consolidate; to amalgamate

Example Sentences

两家公司决定合并，以增强竞争力。 Liǎng jiā gōngsī juédìng hébìng, yǐ zēngqiáng jìngzhēnglì. The two companies decided to merge to enhance their competitiveness.

政府计划将几个小镇合并为一个行政区。 Zhèngfǔ jìhuà jiāng jǐ gè xiǎo zhèn hébìng wéi yī gè xíngzhèng qū. The government plans to merge several small towns into one administrative district.

这两个部门被合并为一个新的机构。 Zhè liǎng gè bùmén bèi hébìng wéi yī gè xīn de jīgòu. These two departments were merged into a new institution.

合并后，新公司的市场份额大幅增加。 Hébìng hòu, xīn gōngsī de shìchǎng fèn'é dàfú zēngjiā. After the merger, the new company's market share increased significantly.

他将两个文件合并成了一份报告。 Tā jiāng liǎng gè wénjiàn hébìng chéng le yī fèn bàogào. He merged the two files into one report.

企业合并可能会带来效率的提升，但也可能导致裁员。 Qǐyè hébìng kěnéng huì dàilái xiàolǜ de tíshēng, dàn yě kěnéng dǎozhì cáiyuán. Corporate mergers may improve efficiency but may also lead to layoffs.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
企业合并	corporate merger
合并为	to merge into
合并后	after the merger
强制合并	forced merger / consolidation
文件合并	file merge
合并协议	merger agreement

Usage Notes

合并 is used in business (mergers and acquisitions), administration (merging districts or departments), and computing (merging files or data). The pattern 将A和B合并 (to merge A and B) or 合并为C (merge into C) is standard.

In business Chinese, 合并 appears in phrases like 并购 (mergers and acquisitions, M&A), where 并 alone carries a similar meaning. Compare 合并 with 合作 (cooperate) -- 合并 means to become one entity, while 合作 means to work together while remaining separate.

Memory Hook

合 means "join" and 并 means "side by side / together." 合并 is to bring things side by side and join them -- to merge.