How common it is
适应 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shìyìng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
适应表示慢慢习惯新的环境。
shì yìng biǎo shì màn màn xí guàn xīn de huán jìng。
Adapt means to gradually get used to a new environment.
Context note
适应常用于新学校、新生活和变化。
shì yìng cháng yòng yú xīn xué xiào 、 xīn shēng huó hé biàn huà。
Adapt often appears with new schools, life, and changes.
5 examples
我还在适应新学校。
wǒ hái zài shì yìng xīn xué xiào。
I am still adapting to the new school.
他很快适应了这里。
tā hěn kuài shì yìng le zhè lǐ。
He quickly adapted here.
孩子需要时间适应。
hái zi xū yào shí jiān shì yìng。
Children need time to adapt.
你会慢慢适应的。
nǐ huì màn màn shì yìng de。
You will adapt slowly.
新环境不容易适应。
xīn huán jìng bù róng yì shì yìng。
A new environment is not easy to adapt to.
5 mini stories
刚搬来时，她还不适应。
gāng bān lái shí， tā hái bú shì yìng。
When she first moved here, she had not adapted yet.
他用了几天就适应了新班级。
tā yòng le jǐ tiān jiù shì yìng le xīn bān jí。
He adapted to the new class in a few days.
适应变化需要时间。
shì yìng biàn huà xū yào shí jiān。
Adapting to change takes time.
我正在适应新的作息。
wǒ zhèng zài shì yìng xīn de zuò xī。
I am adapting to a new routine.
大家都要学会适应环境。
dà jiā dōu yào xué huì shì yìng huán jìng。
Everyone must learn to adapt to the environment.