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开会 (kāi huì) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 3
开会 (kāi huì) is a Chinese word: to have a meeting. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 开会
动 dòng verb
to have a meeting
经理正在开会，请稍等。
jīng lǐ zhèng zài kāi huì qǐng shāo děng
The manager is in a meeting, please wait a moment.
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Word breakdown
开 kāi — to hold, to conduct (provides the action of starting/holding)
Words with this character (50)
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我爸爸每天开车上班。
wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān
My dad drives to work every day.
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电影已经开始了。
diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le
The movie has already started.
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我们下周一开学。
wǒ men xià zhōu yī kāi xué
We start school next Monday.
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- 打 action prefix combining with 开 to form the compound verb
- 开 open; provides the core meaning of opening
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请打开门。
qǐng dǎ kāi mén
Please open the door.
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我们需要把这些书分开。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè xiē shū fēn kāi
We need to separate these books.
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她今天很开心。
tā jīn tiān hěn kāi xīn
She is very happy today.
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请先开机，等系统启动完成。
qǐng xiān kāi jī děng xì tǒng qǐ dòng wán chéng
Please turn on the device first and wait for the system to finish starting.
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春天到了，花园里的花都开花了。
chūn tiān dào le huā yuán lǐ de huā dōu kāi huā le
Spring has arrived, the flowers in the garden have all bloomed.
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他明天要离开这个城市。
tā míng tiān yào lí kāi zhè ge chéng shì
He will leave this city tomorrow.
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- 开 to start, to initiate (the action of joking)
- 玩 to play, fun (indicating non-serious activity)
- 笑 laughter, humor (completing the meaning of joking)
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我只是开玩笑，别当真。
wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào bié dàng zhēn
I'm just joking, don't take it seriously.
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公司明天召开重要会议。
gōng sī míng tiān zhào kāi zhòng yào huì yì
The company will hold an important meeting tomorrow.
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他展开了一幅美丽的画卷。
tā zhǎn kāi le yī fú měi lì de huà juǎn
He unfolded a beautiful scroll.
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这家餐厅下个月开业。
zhè jiā cān tīng xià gè yuè kāi yè
This restaurant will open for business next month.
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他们开发了一款新应用程序。
tā men kāi fā le yī kuǎn xīn yìng yòng chéng xù
They developed a new application.
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学校开展了环保活动。
xué xiào kāi zhǎn le huán bǎo huó dòng
The school carried out environmental protection activities.
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奥运会明天开幕。
ào yùn huì míng tiān kāi mù
The Olympics will open tomorrow.
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奥运会开幕式非常壮观。
Ào yùn huì kāi mù shì fēi cháng zhuàng guān
The Olympic opening ceremony was very spectacular.
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这个公园每天早上六点开放。
zhè ge gōng yuán měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn kāi fàng
This park opens at six o'clock every morning.
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请给我一杯开水。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kāi shuǐ
Please give me a cup of boiled water.
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公司刚刚开通了新的客服热线。
gōng sī gāng gāng kāi tōng le xīn de kè fú rè xiàn
The company just opened a new customer service hotline.
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会议是公开的，任何人都可以参加。
huì yì shì gōng kāi de rèn hé rén dōu kě yǐ cān jiā
The meeting is public, anyone can attend.
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请按一下墙上的开关。
qǐng àn yí xià qiáng shàng de kāi guān
Please press the switch on the wall.
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他开创了一个新时代。
tā kāi chuàng le yí gè xīn shí dài
He pioneered a new era.
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他开启了新的人生篇章。
tā kāi qǐ le xīn de rén shēng piān zhāng
He opened a new chapter in his life.
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这本书的开头很吸引人。
zhè běn shū de kāi tóu hěn xī yǐn rén
The beginning of this book is very captivating.
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学校开设了新的汉语课程。
xué xiào kāi shè le xīn de hàn yǔ kè chéng
The school opened a new Chinese language course.
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他们计划明年开办一所新学校。
tā men jì huà míng nián kāi bàn yì suǒ xīn xué xiào
They plan to establish a new school next year.
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司机开动了火车。
sī jī kāi dòng le huǒ chē
The driver started up the train.
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这个经济开发区吸引了很多外资企业。
zhè ge jīng jì kāi fā qū xī yǐn le hěn duō wài zī qǐ yè
This economic development zone has attracted many foreign-funded enterprises.
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- 开 to open, to start (initiating development)
- 发 to develop, to expand (core development action)
- 商 merchant, business entity (commercial operator)
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开发商计划在这里建一座购物中心。
kāi fā shāng jì huà zài zhè lǐ jiàn yí zuò gòu wù zhōng xīn
The developer plans to build a shopping center here.
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演出将在晚上八点开场。
yǎn chū jiāng zài wǎn shang bā diǎn kāi chǎng
The performance will begin at eight o'clock in the evening.
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主持人的开场白很幽默。
zhǔ chí rén de kāi chǎng bái hěn yōu mò
The host's opening remarks were very humorous.
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农民们正在开垦荒地种植粮食。
nóng mín men zhèng zài kāi kěn huāng dì zhòng zhí liáng shi
The farmers are reclaiming wasteland to plant food crops.
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这项发明是开天辟地的创新。
zhè xiàng fā míng shì kāi tiān pì dì de chuàng xīn
This invention is an epoch-making innovation.
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春节后我们就开工了。
chūn jié hòu wǒ men jiù kāi gōng le
We'll start work right after Spring Festival.
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法院明天上午九点开庭审理这个案件。
fǎ yuàn míng tiān shàng wǔ jiǔ diǎn kāi tíng shěn lǐ zhè ge àn jiàn
The court will hold a session tomorrow morning at nine o'clock to hear this case.
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我们的咖啡馆今天正式开张了。
wǒ men de kā fēi guǎn jīn tiān zhèng shì kāi zhāng le
Our café officially opened today.
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公司正在开拓海外业务。
gōng sī zhèng zài kāi tuò hǎi wài yè wù
The company is developing overseas business.
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- 开 to open, to start (implies outgoing or disbursement)
- 支 to pay out, to disburse (indicates payment or expenditure)
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我们需要控制日常开支。
wǒ men xū yào kòng zhì rì cháng kāi zhī
We need to control our daily expenses.
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- 开 open; represents openness and receptivity
- 明 bright, clear; represents enlightenment and understanding
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他是一个很开明的父亲。
tā shì yí ge hěn kāi míng de fù qīn
He is a very open-minded father.
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她是一个很开朗的人，总是笑容满面。
tā shì yí gè hěn kāi lǎng de rén zǒng shì xiào róng mǎn miàn
She is a very cheerful person, always smiling.
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我们要开辟新的市场。
wǒ men yào kāi pì xīn de shì chǎng
We need to open up new markets.
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政府禁止在保护区开采矿产资源。
zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ zài bǎo hù qū kāi cǎi kuàng chǎn zī yuán
The government prohibits mining mineral resources in protected areas.
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这个月的开销很大。
zhè ge yuè de kāi xiāo hěn dà
This month's expenses are very large.
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这里视野很开阔。
zhè lǐ shì yě hěn kāi kuò
The view here is very open.
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公司开除了那个不负责任的员工。
gōng sī kāi chú le nà ge bù fù zé rèn de yuán gōng
The company fired that irresponsible employee.
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- 异 unusual, strange, different
- 想 to think, thoughts, ideas
- 天 sky, heaven (suggesting limitlessness)
- 开 to open, unfold, expand
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你这个计划太异想天开了，根本不可能实现。
nǐ zhè ge jì huà tài yì xiǎng tiān kāi le gēn běn bù kě néng shí xiàn
Your plan is too fanciful, it's simply impossible to realize.
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请把窗户敞开，让新鲜空气进来。
qǐng bǎ chuāng hu chǎng kāi ràng xīn xiān kōng qì jìn lái
Please open the window wide and let fresh air come in.
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公园里的樱花正在盛开。
gōng yuán lǐ de yīng huā zhèng zài shèng kāi
The cherry blossoms in the park are blooming profusely.
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- 眉 eyebrow (representing upper facial expression of joy)
- 开 to open (describing the spreading of facial features in happiness)
- 眼 eye (representing the eyes expressing joy)
- 笑 to smile (describing the smiling/laughing expression)
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听到这个好消息，他眉开眼笑。
tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi tā méi kāi yǎn xiào
Hearing this good news, he beamed with joy.
会 huì — meeting (the object being held)
Words with this character (38)
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我一会儿就回来。
wǒ yí huìr jiù huí lái
I'll be back in a moment.
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我们明天有一个重要的会议。
wǒ men míng tiān yǒu yí ge zhòng yào de huì yì
We have an important meeting tomorrow.
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学校组织了一场精彩的晚会。
xué xiào zǔ zhī le yī chǎng jīng cǎi de wǎn huì
The school organized a wonderful evening party.
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我们应该抓住这个机会。
wǒ men yīng gāi zhuā zhù zhè ge jī huì
We should seize this opportunity.
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我们学校下周要举办运动会。
wǒ men xué xiào xià zhōu yào jǔ bàn yùn dòng huì
Our school will hold a sports meet next week.
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我是这个健身房的会员。
wǒ shì zhè ge jiàn shēn fáng de huì yuán
I am a member of this gym.
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现代社会发展得很快。
xiàn dài shè huì fā zhǎn de hěn kuài
Modern society develops very quickly.
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他们明天晚上要约会。
tā men míng tiān wǎn shang yào yuē huì
They are going to date tomorrow evening.
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我们每周五晚上聚会。
wǒ men měi zhōu wǔ wǎn shang jù huì
We get together every Friday evening.
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你误会我了，我没有那个意思。
nǐ wù huì wǒ le wǒ méi yǒu nà ge yì si
You misunderstood me, I didn't mean that.
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只有亲自做过，才能体会其中的困难。
zhǐ yǒu qīn zì zuò guò cái néng tǐ huì qí zhōng de kùn nan
Only by doing it yourself can you experience and understand the difficulties involved.
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- 大 large, major, great (emphasizing scale and importance)
- 会 meeting, conference, gathering (the core concept of assembly)
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明天我们要参加全国代表大会。
míng tiān wǒ men yào cān jiā quán guó dài biǎo dà huì
Tomorrow we will attend the national congress.
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武汉是湖北省的省会。
Wǔ hàn shì Hú běi shěng de shěng huì
Wuhan is the provincial capital of Hubei.
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总统会见了外国代表团
zǒng tǒng huì jiàn le wài guó dài biǎo tuán
The president met with the foreign delegation
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他是中国作家协会的会员。
tā shì zhōng guó zuò jiā xié huì de huì yuán
He is a member of the Chinese Writers' Association.
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上海世界博览会吸引了很多游客。
Shàng hǎi shì jiè bó lǎn huì xī yǐn le hěn duō yóu kè
The Shanghai World Expo attracted many tourists.
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他是中国历史学会的会员。
tā shì zhōng guó lì shǐ xué huì de huì yuán
He is a member of the Chinese Historical Society.
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公司在酒店举办了年终宴会。
gōng sī zài jiǔ diàn jǔ bàn le nián zhōng yàn huì
The company held a year-end banquet at the hotel.
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会场里坐满了人。
huì chǎng lǐ zuò mǎn le rén
The meeting venue is full of people.
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她向我眨眼示意，我立刻会意。
tā xiàng wǒ zhǎ yǎn shì yì wǒ lì kè huì yì
She winked at me to signal, and I understood immediately.
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两国领导人将在下周会晤。
liǎng guó lǐng dǎo rén jiāng zài xià zhōu huì wù
The leaders of the two countries will meet next week.
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他的病情复杂，需要多科会诊。
tā de bìng qíng fù zá xū yào duō kē huì zhěn
His condition is complicated and requires a multi-disciplinary consultation.
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两国领导人将在下周会谈。
liǎng guó lǐng dǎo rén jiāng zài xià zhōu huì tán
The leaders of the two countries will hold talks next week.
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我们下周会面讨论合作事宜。
wǒ men xià zhōu huì miàn tǎo lùn hé zuò shì yí
We will meet next week to discuss cooperation matters.
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这个基金会致力于帮助贫困儿童。
zhè ge jī jīn huì zhì lì yú bāng zhù pín kùn ér tóng
This foundation is dedicated to helping impoverished children.
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我们需要成立一个委员会来处理这个问题。
wǒ men xū yào chéng lì yí gè wěi yuán huì lái chǔ lǐ zhè gè wèn tí
We need to establish a committee to handle this issue.
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这次G20峰会在中国举行。
zhè cì G20 fēng huì zài zhōng guó jǔ xíng
This G20 summit is being held in China.
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她加入了工会。
tā jiā rù le gōng huì
She joined the labor union.
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春节期间，我们去逛了庙会。
Chūn jié qī jiān wǒ men qù guàng le miào huì
During the Spring Festival, we went to visit the temple fair.
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- 拜 to pay respects, expressing the formal and respectful nature of the visit
- 会 to meet, representing the act of meeting or encountering
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明天我要去拜会市长。
míng tiān wǒ yào qù bài huì shì zhǎng
Tomorrow I'm going to pay a formal visit to the mayor.
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我跟他说话，他都不理会我。
wǒ gēn tā shuō huà tā dōu bù lǐ huì wǒ
I spoke to him, but he didn't pay attention to me at all.
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奥运会是世界体育的盛会。
Ào yùn huì shì shì jiè tǐ yù de shèng huì
The Olympics is a grand gathering of world sports.
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- 社 society, community
- 会 society, assembly (forms 'society' with 社)
- 主 main, principal (forms '-ism' suffix with 义)
- 义 principle, doctrine (forms '-ism' suffix with 主)
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他正在研究社会主义理论。
tā zhèng zài yán jiū shè huì zhǔ yì lǐ lùn
He is studying socialist theory.
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- 聚 gather, collect (one's mental faculties)
- 精 essence, spirit, mental energy
- 会 gather together, concentrate
- 神 spirit, mind, attention
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他聚精会神地看书，没注意到我进来了。
tā jù jīng huì shén de kàn shū méi zhù yì dào wǒ jìn lái le
He was reading so intently that he didn't notice me come in.
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董事会将在下周召开会议。
dǒng shì huì jiāng zài xià zhōu zhào kāi huì yì
The board of directors will hold a meeting next week.
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上海是中国最大的都会。
Shàng hǎi shì Zhōng guó zuì dà de dū huì
Shanghai is China's largest metropolis.
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人们在广场上集会。
rén men zài guǎng chǎng shàng jí huì
People assemble in the square.
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他很快就领会了老师的意思。
tā hěn kuài jiù lǐng huì le lǎo shī de yì si
He quickly grasped the teacher's meaning.
Structure & writing
开 is a component in 5 characters
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
会 is a component in 1 characters
consists of
人 is a component in 18 characters
云 is a component in 9 characters
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