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例会 (lì huì) — regular meeting

Definition

noun
regular meeting
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 例会。
    Wǒ men měi zhōu yí shàng wǔ kāi lì huì.
    We have a regular meeting every Monday morning.
  • 例会。
    Tā zài lì huì shàng huì bào le běn zhōu de gōng zuò jìn zhǎn.
    He reported on this week's work progress at the regular meeting.
  • 例会。
    Zhè cì de lì huì zhǔ yào tǎo lùn yù suàn wèn tí.
    This regular meeting mainly discussed the budget issue.

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.

例lìroutine
会huìmeeting

例 “routine” and 会 “meeting” build the sense “a regularly scheduled meeting.”

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
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
列
列liè例lì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

例 is built from 亻, which relates to people, and 列, which gives the sound.

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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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Appears in
Groups & OrganizationsWorkplace & Office

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