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召开

zhào kāi · zhao kai

Traditional 召開

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    今晚(jīnwǎn)我们(wǒmen)召开(zhàokāi)一次(yīcì)宿舍(sùshè)会议(huìyì)！

    Tonight we are holding a dorm meeting!

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  3. Dengdeng

    垃圾(lājī)没人(méirén)倒(dǎo)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Nobody takes out the trash. Everyone forgot.

  4. Liangliang

    会议(huìyì)几点(jǐdiǎn)召开(zhàokāi)？

    What time is the meeting?

  5. Dengdeng

    八点(bādiǎn)，在(zài)客厅(kètīng)。

    At eight, in the living room.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)去(qù)倒(dǎo)垃圾(lājī)，会议(huìyì)就(jiù)不用(bùyòng)开(kāi)了(le)！

    Then I will take out the trash now, and we do not need the meeting!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)么(me)首(shǒu)先(xiān)我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)召(zhào)开(kāi)一(yí)次(cì)家(jiā)庭(tíng)会(huì)议(yì)。

In that case we should start by having a family meeting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

委(wěi)员(yuán)会(huì)一(yí)个(gè)月(yuè)召(zhào)开(kāi)两(liǎng)次(cì)。

The committee meets twice a month.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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