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征集 (zhēng jí) — to collect (opinions, materials, signatures, etc.); to recruit (people, volunteers, etc.)

Definition

征集 covers two senses: soliciting opinions/feedback (similar to 征求, but 征集 often implies a public, organized call) and recruiting people (more formal than 招募, less about paid hiring than 招聘).

verb
to collect (opinions, materials, signatures, etc.)to recruit (people, volunteers, etc.)

Examples

  • 征集。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài zhēng jí xīn yuán gōng.
    This company is recruiting new employees.
  • 征集。
    Zhèng fǔ zhēng jí le hěn duō rén de yì jiàn.
    The government collected many people's opinions.
  • 征集。
    Tā men zhēng jí le yì qiān gè qiān míng.
    They collected a thousand signatures.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

征zhēngsolicit
集jígather

征集 joins 征, to solicit, with 集, to gather, so it means collecting opinions, materials, or people.

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 徵; 征 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 征 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (特征, 象征) it is 徵; in others it is 征.

The story is about the traditional form 徵. It originally meant punishment, from a picture of a knife with tooth-shaped protrusions on its back; later forms kept that sense.

Open 征 →

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

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Management

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