联欢 (lián huān) — to have a get-together, to celebrate together

Definition

联欢 is a get-together focused on shared joy and celebration. 聚会 is a neutral meet-up; 狂欢 is wild and unrestrained; 庆典 and 典礼 are formal, grand events.

verb

to have a get-togetherto celebrate together

联欢。
Wǒ men měi nián chūn jié dōu lián huān yí cì.
We have a get-together every Spring Festival.
联欢。
Xué xiào jǔ bàn le dà xíng de lián huān wǎn huì.
The school held a large celebration party.
联欢，。
Dà jiā zài yì qǐ lián huān, fēi cháng kāi xīn.
Everyone got together and had a great time.

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.

The word combines 联 (jointly) and 欢 (rejoice) to mean a shared celebration.

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.

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.

雚欠歡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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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