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会后 (huì hòu) — after the meeting; following the meeting

Definition

A time-word noun meaning 'after the meeting' (会议之后). Pairs with 会前 (before the meeting) and is used in formal or written contexts like agendas, schedules, and announcements.

noun
after the meetingfollowing the meeting

Examples

  • 会后，。
    huì hòu, Dà jiā jì xù kāi huì tǎo lùn.
    After the meeting, everyone continued the discussion.
  • 会后。
    huì hòu Wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī fàn ba.
    Let's go eat together after the meeting.
  • 会后。
    huì hòu Qǐng bǎ wén jiàn jiāo gěi wǒ.
    After the meeting, please hand the documents to me.

Origin

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.

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

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