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会展 (huì zhǎn) — conventions and exhibitions; trade show; expo

Definition

noun
conventions and exhibitionstrade showexpo
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 会展。
    Xià ge yuè běi jīng yǒu yí gè dà xíng huì zhǎn.
    Next month there is a large expo in Beijing.
  • 会展。
    Hěn duō gōng sī dōu huì cān jiā zhè ge guó jì huì zhǎn.
    Many companies will attend this international convention.
  • 会展。
    Tā zài huì zhǎn shàng rèn shi le hěn duō xīn kè hù.
    He met many new clients at the trade show.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

会huìmeeting
展zhǎnexhibition

会 means meeting and 展 means exhibition, so the abbreviation covers conventions and exhibitions.

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.

Open 会 →

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
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧝑
𧝑𧝑展zhǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

展 is built from 尸 and 𧝑. The 𧝑 part points to fine red silk clothes and also contains the idea of opening or extending.

Open 展 →
Appears in
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