Today’s word of the day is 聚 (jù) which means to gather. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 聚 (jù).
聚会 (jù huì) Gathering
The first word is 聚会 (jù huì) which means a gathering or get-together. Let’s look at each character of this word, 聚 means to gather and 会 (huì) means meeting. A way of using it in a sentence is 昨天和大学同学聚会，让我非常开心。(Zuótiān hé dàxué tóngxué jùhuì, ràng wǒ fēicháng kāixīn.) Yesterday I had a gathering with my university classmates, it made me very happy.
聚集 (jù jí) To assemble together
Another word we can create with 聚 (jù) is 聚集 (jù jí), to assemble together. A way of using it in a sentence is 一到晚上就有很多商贩在这边的闹市上聚集起来。(Yī dào wǎnshàng jiù yǒu hěnduō shāngfàn zài zhè biān de nàoshì shàng jùjí qǐlái.) Once it is night, lots of vendors assemble in the busy market here.
团聚 (tuán jù) To reunite
Finally, we can create the word 团聚 (tuán jù) which means to reunite. A way of using it in a sentence is 在中秋节，家人团聚，一起赏月、吃月饼。(Zài zhōngqiū jié, jiārén tuánjù, yīqǐ shǎng yuè, chī yuèbǐng.) During the mid-autumn festival, families reunite to look at the moon and eat mooncakes together.