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聚会 (jù huì) — to get together, to meet up; party, gathering

Definition

聚会 is a casual, social get-together — like a party or hangout among friends. As a verb it means friends coming together; 比 集会 (a formal assembly) more relaxed, and simpler than 聚餐 (which focuses on a shared meal).

to get togetherto meet uppartygathering
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Examples

  • 聚会。
    Wǒ men jǐ gè péng you jīng cháng jù huì.
    A few of us friends often get together.
  • 聚会。
    Míng tiān de jù huì huì zài gōng yuán jǔ xíng.
    Tomorrow's gathering will be held in the park.
  • 聚会聚会？
    Nǐ xǐ huan cān jiā dà jù huì hái shì xiǎo jù huì?
    Do you like attending big parties or small ones?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

聚jùgather
会huìmeet

聚 means gather and 会 means meet, so together they describe people coming together.

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
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.

Open 聚 →

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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