召开 meaning in English
to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke
Meaning of 召开
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to convene (a conference or meeting)
- to convoke
- to call together
How to use 召开
召开 is a formal verb used mostly in news, official notices and business writing. Its object is usually a meeting word like 会议 (huìyì), 大会 (dàhuì) or 发布会 (fābùhuì). Example: 公司明天召开会议。(Gōngsī míngtiān zhàokāi huìyì.) The company will hold a meeting tomorrow.
召 (zhào) means to summon, and 开 (kāi) means to open. You summon people and open the meeting, so 召开 means to convene a meeting or conference.
Common mistake: Learners often write 召开会 or use 召开 for a casual chat. For everyday speech use 开会 (kāihuì), and keep 召开 for formal events with a full object like 召开会议. Also note 召 is fourth tone zhào, not zhāo.
召开 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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召 zhào · imperial decree · 5 strokes
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 召开.
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 离开 | líkāi | to depart; to leave |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 走开 | zǒukāi | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part |
| 开学 | kāixué | (of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin |
| 开机 | kāijī | to start an engine; to boot up (a computer) |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
Questions about 召开
What does 召开 mean?
召开 (zhàokāi) means "to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 召开?
召开 is made of 2 characters: 召 (5 strokes), 开 (4 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 召开 an HSK word?
Yes. 召开 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 召开 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 召开 is written 召開.
What is the difference between 召开 and 举行?
召开 is used almost only for meetings and conferences. 举行 (jǔxíng) is broader and works for ceremonies, competitions, weddings and meetings too. You can say 举行婚礼 (hold a wedding) but not 召开婚礼.
Can 召开 be used in the passive?
Yes, it often appears in news language with 在 or a time phrase, such as 会议于昨天在北京召开 (The meeting was held in Beijing yesterday). The meeting becomes the subject and no 被 is needed.