Definition
聚 (jù) is a single-character verb meaning 'to gather, to get together', used for people or things coming together in a place. It is more casual and general than 集合 (jí hé, 'to assemble', often organized) and 聚集 (jù jí, 'to congregate', more formal). The related word 聚会 (jù huì) is a noun/verb for a social gathering or party.
verb
to gatherto get togetherto assemble
Easily confused
- 最zuìlook-alikemost; used to form superlatives
- 句jùsound-alike(classifier) for sentences, lines of verse, or short phrases
- 娶qǔlook-alike(of a man) to marry (a woman), to take as wife
- 局júsound-alikeclassifier for games: match, set, round
- 局júsound-alikenarrow, limited, cramped (usually in compounds like 局限, 局促)
- 举jǔsound-aliketo raise, to lift
- 据jùsound-alikeaccording to
- 距jùsound-aliketo be (a given distance) apart (in space or time)
Examples
- 聚。Wǒmen míngtiān wǎnshang jù zài yìqǐ chī huǒguō.We'll gather tomorrow evening to eat hotpot.
- 聚。Tóngxuémen jù zài cāochǎng zuò yóuxì.The classmates gathered on the playground to play games.
- 聚聚。Chūnjié de shíhou quánjiā jù yì jù.The whole family gets together during the Spring Festival.
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