HSK 5 · Verbs

集合 jíhé “to gather” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 集合 means

  1. to gather
  2. to assemble
  3. (maths.) set

How to say 集合

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale集jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale合hé2nd tone, rising

集合 in a sentence

  1. 我们在哪里集合？

    Wǒmen zài nǎlǐ jíhé?

    Where are we meeting?

    Sentence #5153277 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 集合地点是哪儿？

    Jíhé dìdiǎn shì nǎr?

    Where’s the meeting point?

    Sentence #5153278 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 老师在礼堂把学生们集合起来。

    Lǎoshī zài lǐtáng bǎ xuéshengmen jíhé qǐlai.

    The teacher gathered the students in the hall.

    Sentence #897263 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 集合 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 集 (jí) with each of its parts in a different colour
集jíto gather
  • 隹short-tailed bird · zhuī
  • 木tree · mù
The character 合 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour
合héto close
  • 亼to assemble · jí
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 集合

集 12 strokes · 合 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

集合 (jíhé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 集合 (jíhé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 集合

Words with 集

集中jízhōng · to concentrate集体jítǐ · collective (decision)采集cǎijí · to gather集团jítuán · group

Words with 合

符合fúhé · in keeping with适合shìhé · to fit合格hégé · to meet the standard required合适héshì · suitable合影héyǐng · to take a joint photo结合jiéhé · to combine联合liánhé · to combine配合pèihé · to cooperate组合zǔhé · to assemble合法héfǎ · lawful

More words: Common Verbs

递dì · to hand over断duàn · to break鼓掌gǔzhǎng · to applaud戒jiè · to give up (a habit)看望kànwàng · to visit靠kào · to lean on扩大kuòdà · to expand亮liàng · bright

FAQs

集合 (jíhé) means “to gather” or “to assemble”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jíhé: jí with a 2nd tone, then hé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 集合 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jihe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 集合 from the suggestions. Typing jihe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
集合 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.