会演 (huì yǎn) — to give a joint performance (by multiple groups…

Definition

A formal term for a joint performance by multiple troupes or performers (the 会 in 演出 'perform'). Typically used for organized cultural showcases rather than casual gigs.

verb

to give a joint performance (by multiple groups or performers)

Examples

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Xià ge yuè jǐ gè jù tuán jiāng lián hé huì yǎn.
Several theater troupes will give a joint performance next month.
会演。
Zhè cì huì yǎn de jié mù fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
The programs in this joint performance were very exciting.
会演。
Tā men měi nián dōu huì jǔ bàn yí cì wén yì huì yǎn.
They hold a cultural joint performance every year.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

会huìjoint

演yǎnperform

会 (joint) + 演 (perform) gives a joint performance.

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

氵寅演

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

寅

寅yín演yǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

演 pairs 氵 (water) with 寅, which gives the sound yín.

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