整合 (zhěnghé)

To take disparate resources, systems, or organizations and merge or coordinate them into a coherent, efficient whole -- a key concept in business, policy, and technology.

Meanings

[verb] to integrate, to consolidate, to restructure and unify

Example Sentences

公司计划整合旗下三个子品牌以提升市场竞争力。 Gōngsī jìhuà zhěnghé qíxià sān gè zǐ pínpái yǐ tíshēng shìchǎng jìngzhēng lì. The company plans to consolidate its three sub-brands to boost market competitiveness.

政府正在整合各部门的数据资源，建立统一平台。 Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài zhěnghé gè bùmén de shùjù zīyuán, jiànlì tǒngyī píngtái. The government is integrating data resources from various departments to build a unified platform.

这次课程改革的核心是整合跨学科知识。 Zhè cì kèchéng gǎigé de héxīn shì zhěnghé kuà xuékē zhīshí. The core of this curriculum reform is integrating cross-disciplinary knowledge.

经过整合，两家工厂的产能提高了近30%。 Jīngguò zhěnghé, liǎng jiā gōngchǎng de chǎnnéng tígāole jìn 30%. After consolidation, the production capacity of the two factories increased by nearly 30%.

科技公司正在整合线上线下渠道以优化用户体验。 Kējì gōngsī zhèngzài zhěnghé xiànshàng xiànxià qúdào yǐ yōuhuà yònghù tǐyàn. Tech companies are integrating online and offline channels to optimize user experience.

他花了数月时间整合来自不同来源的研究数据。 Tā huāle shù yuè shíjiān zhěnghé láizì bùtóng láiyuán de yánjiū shùjù. He spent several months consolidating research data from different sources.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
资源整合 (zīyuán zhěnghé)	resource integration
整合资源 (zhěnghé zīyuán)	to integrate resources
系统整合 (xìtǒng zhěnghé)	system integration
整合平台 (zhěnghé píngtái)	to integrate platforms
产业整合 (chǎnyè zhěnghé)	industrial consolidation
深度整合 (shēndù zhěnghé)	deep integration

Usage Notes

整合 implies active restructuring, not just simple combination. It suggests that after the process, the result is more efficient and coherent than the sum of its parts. It is heavily used in business strategy, government policy, and IT contexts.

Compare with 合并 (hébìng, to merge) -- 合并 focuses on two entities becoming one, while 整合 focuses on the optimization process. You can 整合 resources without formally merging organizations.

Memory Hook

整 means "to put in order/tidy up" and 合 means "to bring together/combine." 整合 is tidying up and combining scattered pieces -- organizing chaos into a clean, unified system.