团聚

• Pinyin: tuán jù
• Hanzi breakdown: 团 = 囗 (enclosure) + 才 (simplified); 聚 = 取 (take) + 乑 (people gathering)

Meaning

To reunite; reunion; to gather together. Family members or close friends coming together after being apart.

Emphasizes the emotional aspect of reunion, particularly for family members who have been separated. Common during traditional festivals like Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. Implies warmth, joy, and the importance of family bonds.

Examples

1. 在外打工的父母终于能和留守的孩子团聚了。 The parents who work away from home can finally reunite with their children who stayed behind.
2. 春节是中国人最重视的团聚时刻，无论多远都要回家。 Spring Festival is the most important reunion time for Chinese people; no matter how far, everyone goes home.
3. 战乱使这对兄弟分离了二十年，如今终于团聚。 War separated these two brothers for twenty years, and now they've finally reunited.

Usage Guide

Context: family, festivals, emotional

Tone: warm

Do Say

• 中秋节是家人团聚的日子。(Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion.)
• 分别多年后，老同学们终于又团聚了。(After years apart, the old classmates finally reunited.)

Don't Say

• 用'团聚'形容工作会议 (Don't use 团聚 for work meetings — it implies emotional family reunions, not professional gatherings)

Origin & History

Compound of 团 (round, gather) + 聚 (assemble, gather). Both characters convey coming together, with 团 adding the sense of completeness and wholeness.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal