kui2薈荟
Jyutpingkui2
Yalekúi
Definition
To gather; to assemble.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in formal, written, or literary contexts rather than daily speech. It is most commonly encountered in the set phrase 薈萃, which describes a gathering or concentration of high-quality items, people, or ideas. You will frequently see this on signs for shopping malls or cultural centers to imply a premium collection of goods or services.
Examples
This place gathers many talents, lots of capable people work here.
They have gathered delicacies from different places together.
Related words
Common phrases
to assemble or gather together
Common mistake
Learners often try to use this as a direct verb for gathering friends or objects, but it sounds overly formal or poetic in casual conversation. Use 聚集 or 集合 instead for everyday situations.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
