召开

召开 zhàokāi

Convenes (call a meeting)

召开 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體 召開 zhaokai

What 召开 means

  1. Convenes (call a meeting)

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Character by character

召开 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

召
zhào
Summon (call together - convene)
开
kāi
Open (start - drive - boil)

How to write 召开

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召开 in a sentence

学校下周召开家长会。
Xuéxiào xià zhōu zhàokāi jiāzhǎnghuì.
The school is holding a parents' meeting next week.
会议在北京召开。
Huìyì zài Běijīng zhàokāi.
The conference is being held in Beijing.

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Questions about 召开

What does 召开 mean in English?

召开 is pronounced zhàokāi and means Convenes (call a meeting).

How do you pronounce 召开?

召开 is zhàokāi in pinyin — written zhaokai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 召开?

召开 is written with 2 characters: 召 (zhào) Summon (call together - convene), 开 (kāi) Open (start - drive - boil). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 召开 written in traditional Chinese?

召開. The simplified form 召开 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 召開 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhàokāi.

Is 召开 an HSK word?

Yes — 召开 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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