休会 (xiū huì) — to adjourn a meeting; to recess
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning to pause a meeting for a period of time. A separable verb: 休三天会 (adjourn for three days), not *休会三天.
verb
to adjourn a meetingto recess
Examples
- 休会。Huì yì jué dìng xiū huì sān tiān.The meeting decided to adjourn for three days.
- ，。Wǒ men xiū le liǎng tiān huì, xià zhōu jì xù tǎo lùn.We adjourned the meeting for two days and will continue discussing next week.
- ，。Zhè cì huì yì zhī xiū guò yí cì huì, shí jiān bù cháng.This meeting only recessed once, and it wasn't long.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.