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审议 (shěn yì) — (noun) deliberation, review (especially in formal/official contexts); (verb) to deliberate, to review, to examine and discuss

Definition

审议 (shěnyì) means a formal, official review or deliberation — typically of laws, policies, or reports by a body like a committee or legislature. It is more formal and procedural than everyday words like 讨论 or 考虑.

noun
deliberationreview (especially in formal/official contexts)
verb
to deliberateto reviewto examine and discuss

Examples

  • 审议。
    Quán guó rén dà zhèng zài shěn yì xīn de jīng jì zhèng cè.
    The National People's Congress is deliberating the new economic policy.
  • 审议。
    Zhè fèn bào gào xū yào jīng guò zhuān jiā shěn yì hòu cái néng fā bù.
    This report needs to be reviewed by experts before it can be released.
  • 审议。
    Wěi yuán huì duì tí àn jìn xíng le xiáng xì shěn yì.
    The committee conducted a detailed deliberation on the proposal.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

审shěnexamine
议yìdiscuss

审议 joins 审 (examine) and 议 (discuss) to mean deliberate.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

Open 审 →

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 議; 议 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yántalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
義
義yì議⁰yì
Same sound today

The traditional form 議 pairs 言 (talk) with 義 as a sound component; the simplified 议 is a later shorthand.

Open 议 →
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