公会

公會
gōnghuì
noun #17,251

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒmen yóuxì lǐ de gōnghuì yǒu wǔshí duō gè chéngyuán.
Our guild in the game has over fifty members.
HSK 4
Tā jiārù le dāngdì de shāngrén gōnghuì.
He joined the local merchants' guild.

Tips

usage
公会 is used for historical trade guilds and modern gaming guilds alike. For labor unions, use 工会 instead - same pronunciation but different first character.
mistakes
Don't confuse 公会 (guild/association) with 工会 (labor union). They sound identical but means 'public' while means 'worker'.

Stroke Order

gōng
huì