No. 799 in Chinese
聚
"Gather" or "assemble."
In a sentence
我们计划这个星期五在学校聚会。
We plan to gather at school this Friday.
Here, '聚会' means 'to gather' or 'a gathering'. It reflects the word '聚' used in a compound verb form.
秋天的早晨，湖面聚集了薄薄的雾气。
On autumn mornings, thin mist gathers over the lake.
In this sentence, '聚集' means 'to gather' and is used to describe accumulation or coming together, specifically of mist in this context.
她总是聚精会神地听讲。
She always listens attentively to the lecture.
In this expression, '聚精会神' means 'to concentrate one's attention fully', incorporating '聚' to mean focusing or concentrating.
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