会议/會議 huìyì — meeting, conference

Meanings

1. 1

   meeting, conference

   The formal noun. The everyday verb is 开会 — to hold or attend a meeting — which already contains a shortened 会; 会议 is what you write on a schedule.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 会/會

  huì (fourth tone, falling) kuài (fourth tone, falling)

  to know how to, to be able to (through learning); to be likely to, will; a meeting, a gathering, an association; (kuài) only in 会计, accounting

  6 strokes⿱人云Radical 人

Example sentences

• 经理下午有一个会议。/經理下午有一個會議。Jīnglǐ (first tone, high and level) xiàwǔ (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) huìyì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  The manager has a meeting this afternoon.

• 这次会议很重要。/這次會議很重要。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling) huìyì (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) zhòngyào. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This meeting is very important.

Common mistakes

• Not quite明天我们开会议。

  Correct明天我们开会。

  开会 is already verb plus object, so 会议 cannot be added on top of it. Use the noun with a different verb — 参加一个会议, 有一个会议 — or drop it and say 开会.

Similar words

Words containing 会

• 会/會huì (fourth tone, falling)can, to know how to (a learned skill)
• 机会/機會jīhuì (first tone, high and level)chance, opportunity
• 社会/社會shèhuì (fourth tone, falling)society
• 一会儿/一會兒yíhuìr (second tone, rising)a little while, a moment
• 委员会/委員會wěi (third tone, dipping) yuán (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling)committee
• 学会/學會xué (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling)to learn
• 大会/大會dà (fourth tone, falling) huì (fourth tone, falling)general assembly
• 误会/誤會wùhuì (fourth tone, falling)to misunderstand, to get the wrong idea
• 协会/協會xié (second tone, rising) huì (fourth tone, falling)an association
• 董事会/董事會dǒng (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) huì (fourth tone, falling)board of directors
• 体会/體會tǐ (third tone, dipping) huì (fourth tone, falling)to know from experience
• 晚会/晚會wǎn (third tone, dipping) huì (fourth tone, falling)evening party
• 约会/約會yuē (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling)appointment
• 演唱会/演唱會yǎn (third tone, dipping) chàng (fourth tone, falling) huì (fourth tone, falling)vocal recital or concert
• 会见/會見huì (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling)to meet with (sb who is paying a visit)
• 会员/會員huì (fourth tone, falling) yuán (second tone, rising)member
• 都会/都會dū (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling)city