嚙合

啮合
nièhé
  1. (of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh
  2. to engage

CEDICT

Homographs

齧合 nièhé

Entry Composition

1 嚙 niè
  1. to gnaw
  2. to erode
=2 合 hé
  1. to close
  2. to join
  3. to fit
  4. to be equal to
  5. whole
  6. together
  7. round (in battle)
  8. conjunction (astronomy)
  9. 1st note of pentatonic scale
  10. old variant of 盒 hé
=2 合 hé variant of 合 hé

Related entries

咬合 yǎohé
  1. (of uneven surfaces) to fit together
  2. (of gear wheels) to mesh
  3. (dentistry) occlusion
  4. bite
拼鬥 pīndòu to engage (in a fight)
聘請 pìnqǐng
  1. to engage
  2. to hire (a lawyer etc)
她聘請他作程式設計師。

She hired him as a programmer.

Source: Tatoeba

延聘 yánpìn
  1. to hire
  2. to employ
  3. to engage