HSK · Level 108
45 words
Chinese word
会晤
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuì wù
Meaning
- verbmeet
Example
两国领导人今天在首都会晤。liǎng guó líng dǎo rén jīn tiān zài shǒu dū huì wù
The leaders of the two countries meet in the capital today.
More examples
记者称，部长将于明日与对方高层会晤，讨论经贸问题。jì zhě chēng bù zhǎng jiāng yú míng rì yǔ duì fāng gāo céng huì wù tǎo lùn jīng mào wèn tí
A reporter said that the minister will meet with senior officials from the other side tomorrow to discuss economic and trade issues.
Core concept
A high-level face-to-face meeting whose main purpose is open discussion rather than a casual encounter.
Common phrases
与领导人会晤yǔ líng dǎo rén huì wù
meet with leaders
举行会晤jǔ xíng huì wù
hold talks
与代表团会晤yǔ dài biǎo tuán huì wù
meet with a delegation
Similar words
见面jiàn miàn: Meet someone directly in person.
会见huì jiàn: Meet someone formally and speak with them, often in an official setting.
会面huì miàn: Meet face to face in a planned meeting or gathering.
会谈huì tán: Gather to exchange views and discuss an issue together.
Definition in Chinese
在正式或重要场合中，双方当面见面并进行交谈，常用于领导人、官员或重要人物之间的会见。zài zhèng shì huò zhòng yào chǎng hé zhōng shuāng fāng dāng miàn jiàn miàn bìng jìn xíng jiāo tán cháng yòng yú líng dǎo rén guān yuán huò zhòng yào rén wù zhī jiān de huì jiàn
Word origin
会 (huì, "meet") + 晤 (wù, "meet face to face") combines the ideas of coming together and speaking in person, giving the compound its formal sense of meeting for talks.
Usage tips
- For everyday-use learners, recognizing this as a formal-register word helps distinguish an official meeting reported in the news from an ordinary social meeting.