Chinese Conversation · Level 28
90 words
Chinese word
会议
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuì yì
Meaning
- nounmeeting
Example
你知道会议几点开始吗？nǐ zhī dào huì yì jí diǎn kāi shǐ ma
Do you know what time the meeting starts?
More examples
我们下午有一个会议，请准时参加。wǒ men xià wǔ yǒu yí gè huì yì qǐng zhǔn shí cān jiā
We have a meeting this afternoon; please attend it on time.
Core concept
People gather around a shared agenda to exchange information, coordinate work, or make decisions.
Common phrases
召开会议zhào kāi huì yì
hold a meeting
参加会议cān jiā huì yì
attend a meeting
会议记录huì yì jì lù
meeting minutes
Similar words
大会dà huì: A large official gathering that brings together many participants.
讨论会tǎo lùn huì: A focused discussion gathering for exchanging views and reaching a conclusion.
Definition in Chinese
为交换信息、协调工作或作出决策而召集多人的讨论性聚会或活动，通常有明确议题和参与者角色分工。wèi jiāo huàn xìn xī xié tiáo gōng zuò huò zuò chū jué cè ér zhào jí duō rén de tǎo lùn xìng jù huì huò huó dòng tōng cháng yǒu míng què yì tí hé cān yù zhě jué sè fēn gōng
Word origin
会议 (huìyì, "meeting") combines 会 (huì, "gather") and 议 (yì, "discuss"), joining the ideas of gathering and discussion.
Usage tips
- Its scope is flexible: a short team discussion and a large organized event can both be described with this word when they have a planned subject.
Other meanings
- conferencenoun
- conventionnoun
Related words
- 会议室huì yì shìmeeting roomnoun
- 会议记录huì yì jì lùmeeting minutesnoun
- 会议通知huì yì tōng zhīmeeting noticenoun