Writing
开会 (kāi huì) — how to say "to hold a meeting" in Chinese
开会
To hold a meeting
verb
Character composition
开
open, hold
会
meeting
Radicals / Keys
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
在办公室开会
zài bàngōngshì kāi huì
hold a meeting in the office
Examples
明天上午我们开会。
Tomorrow morning we are having a meeting.
经理正在会议室开会讨论新项目。
The manager is holding a meeting in the conference room to discuss the new project.
Mnemonic
[kāi huì-] Kai opens the classroom door, taps a spoon on his mug and says, "Time to 开会!" 🥄 Friends bring cookies, and KAI starts the meeting. So kāi huì means to hold a meeting.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to hold a meeting" in Chinese?
"to hold a meeting" in Chinese is 开会 (kāi huì).
开会 meaning in English
开会 (kāi huì) means "To hold a meeting".
How is 开会 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi huì (written as kai hui, kaihui). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to hold a meeting" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开会: 开 has 4 strokes, 会 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 开会?
开会 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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