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集会 (jí huì) — to gather, to assemble; assembly, meeting, gathering

Definition

集会 is a formal, public assembly (often political or large-scale) — more organized and large than 聚会 (casual get-together), and closer in register to 会晤 than to the everyday 会.

to gatherto assembleassemblymeetinggathering
Measure word · 个, 次

Examples

  • 集会。
    Tā men míng tiān jiāng zài guǎng chǎng jí huì.
    They will gather in the square tomorrow.
  • 集会。
    Zhè cì jí huì yǒu shàng qiān rén cān jiā.
    This assembly had thousands of participants.
  • 集会。
    Zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ le zhè chǎng jí huì.
    The government banned this gathering.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

集jígather
会huìassemble

集 and 会 both mean to come together, so together they name a gathering or assembly.

Characters in this word

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

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

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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.

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.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Groups & Organizations

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