会议
huìyì
In Chinese, the English word "meeting" is translated as 会议 (huìyì).
The term 会议 refers to a gathering for a specific purpose, such as a formal, scheduled meeting or a conference.
Meaning: gathering for a purpose (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 会议 consists of the characters 会 (huì), meaning to assemble or meet and 议 (yì), meaning to discuss or consult.
Which one should you use?
While 会议 is used for formal, organized gatherings like business meetings or conferences, the term 见面 is used for a casual social meeting or simply seeing someone.
How do you pronounce it?
huìyì
Did you know?
- In professional settings, Chinese speakers might use the term 碰头 (pèngtóu) for a quick, informal meeting, which literally translates to 'bumping heads'.
- In Chinese business culture, a 会议 often involves a 'consensus-building' phase before the actual meeting starts, where the outcome is agreed upon in private to avoid public disagreement.
- The word 会 was originally a pictograph of a lid covering a container, symbolizing the act of bringing things together under one cover.
Examples in context
- 公司取消了会议。The company cancelled the meeting.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express that a company cancelled the 会议.Tatoeba #5595120 by verdastelo9604, translation #680468 by Source_VOA
- 我们推迟了会议。We postponed the meeting.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express that a meeting was postponed using 会议.Tatoeba #5762983 by verdastelo9604, translation #5226431 by Airvian
- 会议明天就结束了。The meeting will end tomorrow.This sentence is useful for seeing how to describe when a 会议 will end.Tatoeba #405738 by GlossaMatik, translation #1137006 by soj4l
- 我们明天有一个重要的会议。We have an important meeting tomorrow.
- 我们需要开个短会讨论这个计划。We need to have a quick meeting to discuss this plan.
- 我们周末要聚会吗？Are we meeting up this weekend?
- 我正在商场，你要过来碰面吗？I'm at the mall, do you want to come and meet?
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Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing their schedule in the office.
- 雨婷 Yuting志强，这次会议在几点开始？Zhìqiáng, zhè cì huìyì zài jǐ diǎn kāishǐ?Zhiqiang, what time does this meeting start?
- 志强 Zhiqiang会议在下午两点开始。Huìyì zài xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn kāishǐ.The meeting starts at 2 p.m.
- 雨婷 Yuting会议在哪里举行？Huìyì zài nǎlǐ jǔxíng?Where is the meeting being held?
- 志强 Zhiqiang就在三号会议室。Jiù zài sān hào huìyìshì.It's right in meeting room three.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
