联欢会 (lián huān huì) — a social gathering or party, especially one with entertainment and a festive atmosphere

Definition

A festive gathering with performances like singing and dancing. 比 聚会 more entertainment-focused and celebratory; 派对 (HSK 6) is the borrowed loanword for 'party'.

noun
a social gathering or party, especially one with entertainment and a festive atmosphere
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 联欢会。
    Xué xiào měi nián dōu jǔ bàn xīn nián lián huān huì.
    The school holds a New Year's party every year.
  • 联欢会。
    Wǒ men bān zhǔn bèi zài zhōu mò kāi yí gè lián huān huì.
    Our class is planning to have a get-together this weekend.
  • 联欢会，。
    lián huān huì Shàng dà jiā chàng gē tiào wǔ, fēi cháng kāi xīn.
    At the party, everyone sang and danced and had a great time.

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.

联欢join in rejoicing
联liánunite欢huānrejoice
联合Side by side
会huìgathering

联 (unite) + 欢 (rejoice) + 会 (gathering) describes a gathering where people join in festive fun.

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 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歡; 欢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
欠欠qiàn
Sound part声符shēngfú
雚
雚guàn歡huān
Same sound today

The traditional form 歡 uses 雚 for the sound and 欠 for the meaning; the simplified 欢 is a later shorthand, so its parts do not carry that history.

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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.

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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