委员会

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 委员会通过了新的提案。▶ —
   The committee passed the new proposal.
2. 他当选为委员会主席。▶ —
   He was elected chair of the committee.

Collocations

Mnemonic

委 wěi "to entrust" + 员 yuán "personnel" + 会 huì "assembly": a Sino-Korean word "committee". An assembly (会) of members (员) entrusted (委) with a task; a deliberative body that reviews and decides. 教育委员会, 常务委员会. In the same family as 理事会 (board) and 协会 (association).

Related

Quick check

1. What does 委员会 mean?

   • a deliberative body of entrusted members
   • a single person’s post
   • a sales department
   • a market