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领会 (lǐng huì) — to grasp, to comprehend (especially an idea, intention, or abstract principle)

Definition

领会 (lǐnghuì) means to grasp an idea, intention, or principle through thought — deeper than 懂 ('just get it') and closer to 理解. Stronger than both is 领悟, which implies a sudden or profound insight.

verb
to graspto comprehend (especially an idea, intention, or abstract principle)

Examples

  • ，领会。
    Wǒ fǎn fù dú le jǐ biàn, zhōng yú lǐng huì le zhè piān wén zhāng de zhōng xīn sī xiǎng.
    I read it several times over and finally grasped the central idea of this article.
  • 领会？
    Nǐ lǐng huì tā huà lǐ de hán yì le ma?
    Did you grasp the implication in his words?
  • 领会。
    Yuán gōng men bì xū rèn zhēn lǐng huì gōng sī de wén huà.
    Employees must seriously understand the company's culture.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

领lǐnggrasp
会huìunderstand

领 and 会 both point to grasping or understanding, so together they mean to comprehend something.

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 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Thinking & Cognition

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