行会

行會
hánghùi
noun #24,843

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 guild
  2. 2 trade guild
  3. 3 professional association

Examples

Zhōngshìjì Ōuzhōu de hánghùi kòngzhì zhe shǒugōngyè de shēngchǎn.
Medieval European guilds controlled handicraft production.
Gǔdài Zhōngguó yě yǒu lèisì hánghùi de shāngyè zǔzhī.
Ancient China also had commercial organizations similar to guilds.

Tips

usage
行会 refers both to Western-style trade guilds and to traditional Chinese merchant/artisan guilds. Note that here is pronounced háng (trade/profession), not xíng (to walk).

Stroke Order

xíng
huì