Chinese word dictionary

会厌

huì yàn · epiglottis

Practice word

Word information

Simplified会厌

Traditional會厭

Pinyinhuì yàn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

会huì

to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group

厌yàn

to dislike, to detest; to reject; to satiate

How to learn 会厌

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

会huì

can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association

会huì

can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])

一会儿yíhuìr

a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]

会huì

can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])

会议huìyì

meeting; conference; CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]

机会jīhuì

opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4]