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联谊 (lián yì) — (noun) social event, networking gathering

Definition

联谊 refers to an organized social gathering aimed at building friendships or connections, such as between schools, companies, or alumni groups. It is a more formal, planned event than a casual 聚会.

noun
social eventnetworking gathering

Examples

  • 联谊，？
    Zhè ge zhōu mò yǒu yí gè dà xué de lián yì huó dòng, nǐ xiǎng qù ma?
    There's a university social event this weekend; do you want to go?
  • 联谊，。
    Tōng guò zhè cì lián yì, wǒ rèn shi le hěn duō xīn péng you.
    Through this networking event, I made many new friends.
  • 联谊。
    Tā men gōng sī měi nián dōu huì jǔ bàn yí cì yuán gōng lián yì.
    Their company holds an annual employee social event.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

联liánconnect
谊yìfriendship

联 “connect” and 谊 “friendship” together mean linking friendship, a social gathering.

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.

Open 联 →

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 誼; 谊 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
宜
宜yí誼yì
Same sound today

The traditional form 誼 pairs 言, the speech part, with 宜 as a sound part; the simplified 谊 is a later abbreviation.

Appears in
Friends & Social

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