How to say “evening party” in Chinese

晚会

wǎnhuì

evening party, gala

noun · HSK 3 · topic “Leisure, sports, culture”

“Evening party” in Chinese is 晚会, wǎn huì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

晚会 is read wǎn huì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

wǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

huì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

晚

wǎn — late, evening

On the left, 日 “sun”.

会

huì — can; meeting

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 “晚会”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 晚会. Tap the sound icon to listen.

今天晚上学校有新年晚会。jīntiānwǎnshangxuéxiàoyǒuxīnniánwǎnhuìThere's a New Year's gala at school tonight.
我们班要在晚会上表演节目wǒmenbānyàozàiwǎnhuìshangbiǎoyǎnjiémùOur class will perform an act at the gala.
我明天有事，不能参加你的生日晚会了。wǒmíngtiānyǒushì,bùnéngcānjiānǐdeshēngrìwǎnhuìleI'm busy tomorrow, so I can't come to your birthday party.
明天的晚会你能来吗？míngtiāndewǎnhuìnǐnéngláimaCan you come to tomorrow's party?
我想邀请你参加我的生日晚会。wǒxiǎngyāoqǐngnǐcānjiāwǒdeshēngrìwǎnhuìI'd like to invite you to my birthday party.
我今天加班无法参加晚会wǒjīntiānjiābān,wúfǎcānjiāwǎnhuìI’m working overtime today and won’t be able to come to the party.

More words from the lesson “School gala”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “evening party” in Chinese?

“Evening party” in Chinese is 晚会, pinyin wǎnhuì.

What does 晚会 mean?

晚会 (wǎnhuì) means “evening party, gala”.

How do you write 晚会?

晚会 is 2 characters: 晚 (wǎn) — late, evening; 会 (huì) — can; meeting. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 晚会?

晚会 is read wǎnhuì. Tones: wǎn — third tone, huì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“evening party” in the lesson “School gala”

This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. 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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