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参与 (cān yù) — to participate (in sth); to take part in

Definition

参与 focuses on taking an active role in an ongoing activity, discussion, or plan — more engaged than 参加 (which is just to attend or join). It also suits organizational or policy decisions, more formal than 插手 (which often implies meddling).

verb
to participate (in sth)to take part in

Examples

  • 参与。
    Tā cān yù le xué xiào huó dòng.
    He participated in a school activity.
  • 参与？
    Nǐ yuàn yì cān yù zhè ge jì huà ma?
    Are you willing to participate in this plan?
  • 参与。
    Qǐng nǐ cān yù wǒ men de tǎo lùn.
    Please participate in our discussion.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

参cānjoin
与yǔjoin

参 and 与 both carry the sense of joining, so it means to take part in something.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 參; 参 is its simplified writing.

For simplified 参, the story belongs to traditional 參, which combines 晶 (stars), 光 (light), and 彡 (rays) to show the Three Stars; one reading takes 光 as a kneeling person looking up.

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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 與; 与 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 與 is built from 舁 and 牙, and both parts give the sound.

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