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委员会

wěi yuán huì · wei yuan hui

Traditional 委員會

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. committee; commission
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The residents committee

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)小区(xiǎoqū)要(yào)成立(chénglì)一个(yīgè)业主(yèzhǔ)委员会(wěiyuánhuì)。

    Liangliang, our neighbourhood is setting up an owners' committee.

  2. Liangliang

    委员会(wěiyuánhuì)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What does a committee do?

  3. Dengdeng

    委员会(wěiyuánhuì)可以(kěyǐ)管(guǎn)路灯(lùdēng)、停车(tíngchē)，还有(háiyǒu)垃圾(lājī)。

    The committee can manage streetlights, parking and rubbish.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)报名(bàomíng)吧(ba)。

    Then let's sign up.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)报名(bàomíng)当(dāng)委员(wěiyuán)。

    Okay, let's sign up to be members.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)委员会(wěiyuánhuì)只(zhǐ)要(yào)五个(wǔgè)人(rén)，报名(bàomíng)的(de)有(yǒu)五十个(wǔshígè)。

    But the committee needs only five people, and fifty have signed up.

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01

委(wěi)员(yuán)会(huì)是(shì)由(yóu)科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)和(hé)工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)组(zǔ)成(chéng)的(de)。

The committee consists of scientists and engineers.

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02

学(xué)校(xiào)成(chéng)立(lì)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)委(wěi)员(yuán)会(huì)，专(zhuān)门(mén)负(fù)责(zé)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)学(xué)生(sheng)的(de)投(tóu)诉(sù)。

The school set up a committee specifically responsible for handling student complaints.

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