国会

國會

guóhuì

noun HSK 6 #4,079

Meanings

1 parliament; congress; national assembly

Characters

country; nation; state

assembly; meeting; council

National assembly — the legislative body of a country.

Examples

美国国会由参议院和众议院组成。

Měiguó guóhuì yóu Cānyìyuàn hé Zhòngyìyuàn zǔchéng.

The U.S. Congress is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

国会通过了新的法案。

Guóhuì tōngguò le xīn de fǎ'àn.

The parliament passed a new bill.

她是一位国会议员。

Tā shì yī wèi guóhuì yìyuán.

She is a member of parliament.

Tips

usage

国会 is mainly used to refer to foreign parliaments/congresses. China's legislative body is called 全国人民代表大会 (National People's Congress), abbreviated 全国人大 or 人大, not 国会.

Stroke Order

国 guó

会 huì