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到会 (dào huì) — (separable verb) to attend a meeting

Definition

到会 (dào huì) is a separable verb meaning 'to attend a meeting.' Insert 得了/过/过 when talking about how often or whether one attended (e.g. 到过一次会).

verb
(separable verb) to attend a meeting

Examples

  • 到会？
    Míng tiān de huì yì nǐ dào huì ma?
    Will you attend tomorrow's meeting?
  • 。
    Wǒ shàng ge yuè dào guò yí cì huì.
    I attended a meeting once last month.
  • 到会。
    Suǒ yǒu yuán gōng dōu bì xū dào huì.
    All employees must attend the meeting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

到dàoarrive
会huìmeeting

到 means arrive and 会 means meeting; together they mean attend a 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
至至zhìto arrive
Sound part声符shēngfú
刀
刀dāo到dào
Same sound today

到 combines 至, meaning 'to arrive', with 刀 as the sound part. The 至 part points to the idea of reaching a stopping point.

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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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