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晚会 (wǎn huì) — evening party

Definition

A 晚会 is an organized evening event or show (like a party, gala, or performance) — not just 'evening' (晚上) or 'dinner' (晚饭/晚餐). It is a specific gathering with a program, not a time of day.

noun
evening party
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 晚会。
    Wǒ xǐ huan kàn wǎn huì de jié mù.
    I like watching the evening party performances.
  • 晚会。
    Zhè ge wǎn huì yǒu chàng gē hé tiào wǔ.
    This evening party has singing and dancing.
  • 晚会。
    Tā hé péng you yì qǐ qù wǎn huì.
    He went to the evening party with his friend.

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.

晚wǎnevening
会huìgathering

The 晚 sense of evening and the 会 sense of gathering combine for an evening party.

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
日日rì
Sound part声符shēngfú
免
免miǎn晚wǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

晚 pairs 日, the sun part, with 免, which supplies the sound.

Open 晚 →

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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