交流会 (jiāo liú huì) — exchange meeting, conference, seminar (for sharing information or networking)

Definition

noun
exchange meetingconferenceseminar (for sharing information or networking)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 交流会。
    Wǒ men gōng sī měi nián dōu cān jiā guó jì jiāo liú huì.
    Our company attends the international exchange conference every year.
  • 交流会。
    Zhè cì jiāo liú huì yǒu sān gè zhǔ tí bào gào.
    This exchange meeting has three keynote speeches.
  • 交流会，。
    Tōng guò jiāo liú huì, tā rèn shi le hěn duō tóng háng.
    Through the exchange event, he met many colleagues in the same field.

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.

交流exchange
交jiāomutual流liúflow
偏正Modifier + head
会huìmeeting

交 “mutual” and 流 “flow” suggest exchange, and 会 is a meeting.

Characters in this word

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

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
㐬
㐬㐬流liú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

流 has 水, water, and 㐬, which gives the sound. The water part matches meanings such as flow.

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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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