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会见 (huì jiàn) — to meet with (formally), to have a meeting with (a visitor, delegate, etc.)

Definition

会见 is a formal verb meaning 'to meet with' a visitor or delegate, typically an official or important guest. Compare 接见 (the host receives the visitor) and 拜会 (you pay a visit to a superior).

verb
to meet with (formally)to have a meeting with (a visitor, delegate, etc.)
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Examples

  • 。
    Wǒ huì jiàn le nà wèi zhòng yào de kè rén.
    I met with that important guest.
  • 会见。
    Míng tiān tā huì jiàn yí wèi cóng guó wài lái de lǎo shī.
    Tomorrow he will meet a teacher from abroad.
  • 会见。
    Wǒ men shàng ge yuè huì jiàn le yí cì.
    We met once last month.

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huìmeet
见jiànsee

会 means to meet and 见 means to see; together they mean meeting with someone.

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 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

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