召
开

To convene (a conference or meeting) in Chinese: 召开 (zhào kāi)

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 召開2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to convene (a conference or meeting)
  2. 2to convoke
  3. 3to call together

Stroke order

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召
开

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄠˋ

zhào

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

召开

Simplified

召開

Traditional

Example sentences

See 召开 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 会议将在下周日召开。

    huì yì jiāng zài xià zhōu rì zhào kāi。

    The meeting will take place next Sunday.

  • 委员会一个月召开两次。

    wěi yuán huì yí gè yuè zhào kāi liǎng cì。

    The committee meets twice a month.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

开车

kāi chē

to drive a car

开会

kāi huì

to hold a meeting

分开

fēn kāi

to separate

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