纪要 (jì yào) — minutes; written summary of a meeting | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

纪要 is a written summary of what was decided at a meeting. Unlike 纲要 (a plan or outline looking forward), 纪要 records what already happened.

noun

minuteswritten summary of a meeting

Measure word · 份

Examples

纪要。
Huì yì jì yào yóu mì shū fù zé zhěng lǐ.
The meeting minutes are compiled by the secretary.
纪要。
Zhè fèn jì yào xū yào dà jiā qiān zì què rèn.
These minutes need everyone's signature for confirmation.
纪要。
Wǒ men gēn jù jì yào ān pái le xià yí bù gōng zuò.
We arranged the next steps based on the meeting minutes.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

纪jìrecord

要yàomain points

纪 (“record”) plus 要 (“main points”) names a record of the essentials, i.e. minutes.

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 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

己

己jǐ紀jì

Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

要 began as a drawing of a person with both hands pointing to the waist.

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