<p>It is an adverb “jointly”  for the verb “live”  here</p>
<p>合 + v = [jointly + v] or [v + together]</p>
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<p>但也有多户<strong>合</strong>住一座四合院的情况</p>
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<p>But there are situations that multiple families <strong>jointly</strong> living in one 四合院</p>
<p>Meaning a few households sharing a 四合院</p>

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<p>但也有多户合住一座四合院的情况，被称为“大杂院”，住户多为普通劳动人民。</p>
<p>This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, section 14.</p>
<p>What is the meaning of 合 (...户合住...)？My feeling is &quot;together&quot;. Do you agree? Or it means something else (it has many definitions on dictionaries)?</p>

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What is the meaning of 合 in 但也有多户合住一座四合院的情况?
# What is the meaning of 合 in 但也有多户合住一座四合院的情况?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-24)

但也有多户合住一座四合院的情况，被称为“大杂院”，住户多为普通劳动人民。

This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, section 14.

What is the meaning of 合 (...户合住...)？My feeling is "together". Do you agree? Or it means something else (it has many definitions on dictionaries)?

**Tags:** meaning, meaning-in-context

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-08-24. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It is an adverb “jointly” for the verb “live” here

合 + v = [jointly + v] or [v + together]

> 但也有多户**合**住一座四合院的情况

But there are situations that multiple families **jointly** living in one 四合院

Meaning a few households sharing a 四合院


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