我在开会

我在開會
wǒzàikāihuì
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 I'm in a meeting
  2. 2 I'm currently in a meeting

Examples

Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ zài kāihuì, děng huìr gěi nǐ huí diànhuà.
Sorry, I'm in a meeting — I'll call you back in a bit.
Wǒ zài kāihuì, yǒu shì qǐng fā wēixìn.
I'm in a meeting; if it's urgent please WeChat me.

Tips

grammar
+ verb forms the progressive aspect ('be -ing'). 我在开会 = I + currently + hold-meeting. Same pattern as 吃饭 ('I'm eating') and 工作 ('I'm working').
register
Universal soft brush-off in Chinese workplace texting and calls — even when the meeting is loosely defined. Like English 'I'm tied up right now', it asserts 'I'll get back to you' without committing to when.

Stroke Order

zài
kāi
huì