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招待会 (zhāo dài huì) — reception (social event)

Definition

A formal reception or social event, typically organized to host guests, celebrate, or conduct business. Often translated simply as 'reception' in English.

noun
reception (social event)
Measure word · 次

Examples

  • 招待会。
    Wǒ men gōng sī jǔ bàn le yí gè shèng dà de zhāo dài huì.
    Our company held a grand reception.
  • 招待会。
    Tā zài zhāo dài huì shàng yù dào le hěn duō lǎo péng you.
    He met many old friends at the reception.
  • 招待会。
    Zhè cì zhāo dài huì shì wèi le qìng zhù hé zuò chéng gōng ér jǔ bàn de.
    This reception was held to celebrate the successful cooperation.

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.

招待receive guests
招zhāoinvite待dàitreat
联合Coordinate
会huìgathering

招 and 待 describe inviting and treating guests, and 会 names the gathering.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào招zhāo
Same sound today

招 pairs 扌, the hand part, with 召, which gives the sound, to show beckoning with the hand.

Open 招 →

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
彳彳chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
寺
寺sì待dài
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

待 is built from 彳 on the left and 寺 on the right; 彳 is tied to the meaning, and 寺 gives the sound.

Open 待 →

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.

Open 会 →
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