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相聚 (xiāng jù) — to gather together, to meet up (often after a period of separation)

Definition

相聚 is a more formal/literary verb for people gathering after time apart, with a tone of emotional reunion. Colloquial speech usually prefers 见面 or 聚一聚 for casual meetups.

verb
to gather togetherto meet up (often after a period of separation)

Examples

  • 相聚。
    Wǒ men měi nián chūn jié dōu xiāng jù zài yì qǐ.
    We gather together every Spring Festival.
  • 相聚，。
    Lǎo péng you xiāng jù, yǒu shuō bù wán de huà.
    When old friends get together, there's endless talk.
  • 相聚。
    Zhè cì tóng xué xiāng jù ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le hěn duō wǎng shì.
    This class reunion brought back many memories.

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.

相xiāngmutually
聚jùgather

The “相” mutually and “聚” gather mean gathering together with one another.

Characters in this word

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

In 相, 目 is an eye and 木 is a tree, showing an eye looking at a tree; this originally meant “to observe.”

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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.

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.

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