How to say “gather” in Chinese
gather, accumulate
“Gather” in Chinese is 聚集, jù jí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
聚集 is read jù jí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, three people side by side: a crowd. On top, 取 qǔ hints at the sound.
On top, 隹 “bird”; at the bottom, 木 “tree”: birds gathered in a tree.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “聚集”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 聚集. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 广场上聚集了很多人guǎngchǎngshangjùjílehěnduōrénA lot of people have gathered in the square.
- 今天广场上怎么聚集了这么多人？jīntiānguǎngchǎngshangzěnmejùjílezhèmeduōrénWhy have so many people gathered in the square today?
More words from the lesson “Flows: gather, scatter, merge”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “gather” in Chinese?
“Gather” in Chinese is 聚集, pinyin jùjí.
What does 聚集 mean?
聚集 (jùjí) means “gather, accumulate”.
How do you write 聚集?
聚集 is 2 characters: 聚 (jù) — gather together; 集 (jí) — gather; episode, series. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 聚集?
聚集 is read jùjí. Tones: jù — fourth tone, jí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“gather” in the lesson “Flows: gather, scatter, merge”
This word is from the topic “Beginnings and change” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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