聚齐 (jù qí) — to gather together (so that everyone is present); to assemble completely

Definition

Means everyone has arrived and the group is complete — a completed result, not the act of gathering. Often used with 已经 or 全部 to stress the group is fully assembled.

verb
to gather together (so that everyone is present)to assemble completely

Examples

  • 聚齐，。
    Dà jiā jù qí le, wǒ men chū fā ba.
    Everyone's here — let's set off.
  • 聚齐。
    Míng tiān xià wǔ sān diǎn zài mén kǒu jù qí.
    We'll gather at the gate at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
  • 聚齐，。
    Duì yuán yǐ jīng quán bù jù qí, bǐ sài mǎ shàng kāi shǐ.
    All team members have assembled — the match is about to start.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

聚jùgather
齐qíall present

聚 (gather) is completed by 齐 (all present), meaning everyone has assembled.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
乑乑yínthree men
Sound part声符shēngfú
取
取qǔ聚jù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

Open 聚 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 齊; 齐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 齊 pictures multiple fruits or thorns neatly arranged; the simplified 齐 is a later shorthand.

Open 齐 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.