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会上 (huì shàng) — at the meeting; during the meeting

Definition

noun
at the meetingduring the meeting

Examples

  • 会上。
    Tā zài huì shàng fā yán le.
    He spoke at the meeting.
  • 会上。
    huì shàng Dà jiā tǎo lùn le zhè ge wèn tí.
    Everyone discussed this issue at the meeting.
  • 会上。
    huì shàng Jué dìng le xià ge jì dù de jì huà.
    The plan for next quarter was decided at the meeting.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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Appears in
Workplace & Office

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