Chinese word

委员会

Pronunciation

Pinyinwěi yuán huì

Meaning

  • nouncommittee

Example

委员会下周会开会讨论这个问题。wěi yuán huì xià zhōu huì kāi huì tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí

The committee will meet next week to discuss this issue.

Illustration for 委员会 (committee)

More examples

委员会主席宣布会议结束。wěi yuán huì zhǔ xí xuān bù huì yì jié shù

The committee chair announced that the meeting was over.

Core concept

A formal body of members that works together to examine, discuss, and oversee one defined area of work.

Common phrases

  • 成立委员会chéng lì wěi yuán huì

    establish a committee

  • 委员会成员wěi yuán huì chéng yuán

    committee member

  • 委员会主席wěi yuán huì zhǔ xí

    committee chair

  • 常设委员会cháng shè wěi yuán huì

    standing committee

Similar words

理事会lǐ shì huì: A standing body of representatives that sets an organization's policies and decides major issues.
小组xiáo zǔ: A small working group formed for a particular task, with members who discuss and carry out work.
机构jī gòu: A continuing official organization established to perform work for a specific purpose.
委员wěi yuán: A person chosen to serve on a formal body and take part in its discussions and decisions.

Definition in Chinese

为处理某一类别事务而设立的由若干委员组成的机构，主要职责是讨论、评议和监督相关事项。wèi chú lǐ mǒu yí lèi bié shì wù ér shè lì de yóu ruò gān wěi yuán zǔ chéng de jī gòu zhǔ yào zhí zé shì tǎo lùn píng yì hé jiān dū xiāng guān shì xiàng

Word origin

委员会 (wěiyuánhuì, "committee") combines 委 (wěi, "entrust") + 员 (yuán, "member") + 会 (huì, "meeting"), presenting a meeting of members entrusted with a shared task.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, a type or role often appears before 委员会 (wěiyuánhuì, "committee"), so the noun can identify the group's task without a long relative clause.

Other meanings

  • councilnoun
  • review committeenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 委员wěi yuáncommittee membernoun
  • 委员长wěi yuán zhǎngcommittee chairnoun
  • 委任wěi rènappointverb

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