委员会 wěiyuánhuì committee
committee; commission
How to remember 委员会: 委 entrust + 员 member + 会 can = committee.
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How it is used
- 'Committee, commission' - a standing body that governs or oversees, 奥委会 (àowěihuì) Olympic Committee.
- Formal, organizational term; often abbreviated to 委 in longer names (中央委员会 → 中委).
- Distinct from a one-off 小组 (xiǎozǔ, working group); a 委员会 is a constituted, ongoing body.
Example sentences
- 委员会一个月召开两次。 Wěiyuánhuì yígèyuè zhàokāi liǎngcì.The committee meets twice a month.
- 你应该去竞选城市委员会。 Nǐ yīnggāi qù jìngxuǎn chéngshì wěiyuánhuì.You should run for city council.
- 议员受到了议会道德委员会的谴责。 Yìyuán shòudào le yìhuì dàodé wěiyuánhuì de qiǎnzé.The senator was censured by the congressional ethics committee.