聚 meaning in English

jù

to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (chemistry) poly-

HSK 4verb14 strokes

Meaning of 聚

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jù

to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive)
(chemistry) poly-

How to use 聚

聚 is often used alone in casual speech to mean getting together with friends, and it appears in many compounds like 聚会 (jùhuì) and 团聚 (tuánjù). In chemistry it means poly-, as in 聚乙烯 (jùyǐxī, polyethylene). Example: 我们周末聚一聚吧。(Wǒmen zhōumò jù yi jù ba.) Let's get together this weekend.

聚 (jù) has 取 (qǔ, to take) on top and a shape like many people standing together below. Picture taking hold of a crowd and pulling everyone into one spot to gather them.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the top as 耳 alone or confuse 聚 with 娶 (qǔ, to marry a wife), which shares the same 取 top but has 女 below. Also keep the fourth tone jù, not the third tone of 取 (qǔ).

聚 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ明míng天tiān能néng来lái我wǒ们men的de聚jù会huì。

Tom is able to come to our party tomorrow.

我wǒ们men希xī望wàng你nǐ来lái我wǒ们men的de聚jù会huì。

We would like you to come to our party.

这zhè次cì聚jù会huì只zhǐ来lái了le六liù个gè人rén。

Only six people came to the party.

我wǒ们men每měi周zhōu在zài这zhè儿ér聚jù一yī次cì。

We meet here once a week.

会huì不bú会huì只zhǐ有yǒu我wǒ一yí个gè人rén去qù聚jù会huì？

Will I be the only one going to the party?

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聚 jù · to assemble · 14 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 聚.

聚会	jùhuì	party; gathering
聚集	jùjí	to assemble; to gather
团聚	tuánjù	to reunite; to have a reunion
凝聚	níngjù	to condense; to coagulate
汇聚	huìjù	convergence; to come together
欢聚	huānjù	to get together socially; to celebrate
聚精会神	jùjīng-huìshén	to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
聚在一起	jùzàiyīqǐ	to get together
相聚	xiāngjù	to meet together; to assemble
重聚	chóngjù	to meet again
聚餐	jùcān	to get together for a meal; to dine together
聚光灯	jùguāngdēng	spotlight

Questions about 聚

What does 聚 mean?

聚 (jù) means "to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive); (chemistry) poly-" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 聚?

聚 is made of 1 character: 聚 (14 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 聚 an HSK word?

Yes. 聚 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 聚会 and 聚集?

聚会 (jùhuì) is usually a social gathering or party with friends. 聚集 (jùjí) is more neutral or formal and describes people or things collecting in one place, like a crowd gathering on a street.

Can 聚 be used by itself as a verb?

Yes. In everyday speech people say 聚一聚 (jù yi jù) or 好久没聚了 (hǎojiǔ méi jù le, we haven't gotten together in a long time). It sounds casual and friendly.