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团聚 (tuán jù) — to reunite; to have a reunion

Definition

团聚 focuses on people who have been separated reuniting (often family across distances), more specific than the general 'gathering' of 聚会 or 聚集. Compare 团圆, which is reserved for family reunions at traditional festivals.

verb
to reuniteto have a reunion

Examples

  • ，团聚。
    Chūn jié de shí hou, quán jiā rén zhōng yú tuán jù zài yì qǐ le.
    During Spring Festival, the whole family finally reunited together.
  • ，团聚。
    Wǒ men bì yè shí nián hòu, zài tóng xué huì shàng tuán jù le.
    Ten years after graduation, we reunited at the class reunion.
  • ，团聚。
    Měi nián zhōng qiū jié, tā men dōu huì huí jiā yǔ fù mǔ tuán jù.
    Every Mid-Autumn Festival, they go home to reunite with their parents.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

团tuángather
聚jùassemble

团 (gather) and 聚 (assemble) together express coming together again.

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 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

Open 团 →

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
乑乑yínthree men
Sound part声符shēngfú
取
取qǔ聚jù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

Open 聚 →
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