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会话 (huì huà) — (noun) conversation (esp. in a language course or formal setting); (separable verb) to have a conversation, to converse

Definition

会话 (huìhuà) is a more formal word for 'conversation,' typical in language classes or written contexts — more polished than the everyday 聊天 or 谈话.

noun
conversation (esp. in a language course or formal setting)(separable verb) to have a conversationto converse
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 会话。
    Wǒ bào míng cān jiā le yí gè yīng yǔ huì huà bān.
    I signed up for an English conversation class.
  • 会话。
    Tā men zhèng zài yòng zhōng wén huì huà.
    They are having a conversation in Chinese right now.
  • 。
    Wǒ men zhī zài wǎng shàng huì guò yí cì huà.
    We've only had one conversation online.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

会huìmeet
话huàspeech

会 means to meet and 话 means speech, so 会话 is speech exchanged when people meet.

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.

Open 会 →

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 話; 话 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠯑
𠯑𠯑話huà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 話, 言 relates to words and 𠯑 gives the sound; the simplified 话 is a shorthand, so its right side is not that sound part.

Open 话 →
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Communication & Speech

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