Chinese word

开会

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi huì

Meaning

  • verbhave a meeting

Example

我们明天上午开会。wǒ men míng tiān shàng wǔ kāi huì

We are having a meeting tomorrow morning.

Illustration for 开会 (have a meeting)

More examples

我们现在就要开始开会。wǒ men xiàn zài jiù yào kāi shǐ kāi huì

We are about to start a meeting now.

Core concept

People gather around a common matter, begin talking, and conduct the discussion as a group.

Common phrases

  • 现在开会xiàn zài kāi huì

    be having a meeting

  • 开始开会kāi shǐ kāi huì

    start a meeting

Similar words

召开zhào kāi: Call the relevant people together for an official meeting.
举行jǔ xíng: Organize and hold a planned meeting, ceremony, or event.
组织zǔ zhī: Arrange people or things to prepare an activity or event.

Definition in Chinese

举行会议，开始讨论或决定集体事项。jǔ xíng huì yì kāi shǐ tǎo lùn huò jué dìng jí tǐ shì xiàng

Word origin

开会 (kāihuì, "to hold a meeting") joins 开 (kāi, "begin") with 会 (huì, "meeting"), linking the start of an organized gathering with its discussion.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, a time phrase can come directly before 开会 (kāihuì, "to have a meeting"), and the verb does not require a separate word meaning "hold".

Other meanings

  • start a meetingverb

Opposites

  • 散会sàn huìend a meetingverb

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