集合

jíhé
verb HSK 4 #3,792

Meanings

  1. 1 to gather; to assemble
  2. 2 set (in mathematics)

Examples

Míngtiān zǎoshang bā diǎn zài xuéxiào ménkǒu jíhé.
Gather at the school gate at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
Dàjiā dōu jíhé hǎo le ma?
Has everyone assembled?
Qǐng zài zhèlǐ jíhé, búyào zǒusàn le.
Please gather here, don't wander off.

Tips

usage
集合 is commonly used for organized gatherings (school trips, military, group tours). For casual gatherings of friends, 聚会 is more natural.
grammar
As a noun in math, 集合 means 'set'. Example: 集合 (empty set).

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