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茶话会 (chá huà huì) — a social gathering with tea and discussion; a tea forum; an informal seminar or symposium with refreshments

Definition

An informal social gathering centered on tea, conversation, and sometimes short talks or presentations — more casual than 会议 (formal meeting) and less structured than 论坛 (forum). Common for festivals, company events, or light expert sharing.

noun
a social gathering with tea and discussiona tea foruman informal seminar or symposium with refreshments
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 茶话会。
    Gōng sī xià zhōu jǔ bàn yí gè zhōng qiū chá huà huì.
    The company is holding a Mid-Autumn Festival tea party next week.
  • 茶话会。
    Zhè cì chá huà huì yāo qǐng le duō wèi zhuān jiā lái zuò fēn xiǎng.
    This forum invited several experts to share their insights.
  • ，茶话会。
    Dà jiā yì biān hē chá yì biān liáo tiān, chá huà huì de qì fen hěn qīng sōng.
    Everyone chatted while drinking tea — the tea party atmosphere was very relaxed.

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.

茶话tea talk
茶chátea话huàtalk
偏正Modifier + head
会huìmeeting

茶 (tea) and 话 (talk) gathered in a 会 (meeting) describe a social forum with refreshments.

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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
余
余yú茶chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 茶, the 艹 part marks a plant, and the 余 part gives the sound.

Open 茶 →

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 話; 话 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword
Sound part声符shēngfú
𠯑
𠯑𠯑話huà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 話, 言 relates to words and 𠯑 gives the sound; the simplified 话 is a shorthand, so its right side is not that sound part.

Open 话 →

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.

Open 会 →
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