纪 jì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 己 self, oneself
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
纪要
jìyào
minutes; written summary of a meeting
Characters in this word
要 yào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 覀 — west, western, westward
- Made of
- 覀 west, western, westward 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 会后形成的纪要必须准确区分讨论意见和正式决议，避免日后扯皮。 Huì hòu xíngchéng de jìyào bìxū zhǔnquè qūfēn tǎolùn yìjiàn hé zhèngshì juéyì, bìmiǎn rìhòu chěpí. The minutes produced after the meeting must accurately distinguish discussion points from formal resolutions to avoid later disputes.
- 秘书正在整理今天会议的纪要。 Mìshū zhèngzài zhěnglǐ jīntiān huìyì de jìyào. The secretary is putting together the minutes of today's meeting.
- 请把会议纪要发给每一位参加的同事。 Qǐng bǎ huìyì jìyào fā gěi měi yí wèi cānjiā de tóngshì. Please send the meeting minutes to every colleague who attended.
Related words
- 纪录 jìlù record
- 纪念 jìniàn to remember and honor
- 年纪 niánjì age
- 世纪 shìjì century
- 纪律 jìlǜ discipline
- 纪念碑 jìniànbēi monument; memorial
- 纪实 jìshí documentary; factual record; to record factually
- 要 yào to want; will, should
- 重要 zhòngyào important
- 不要 búyào do not; must not
- 就要 jiùyào about to
- 快要 kuàiyào soon; about to