召开

召開

zhàokāi

verb HSK 4 #7,215

Meanings

1 to convene; to hold (a meeting)
2 to call (a conference)

Characters

to summon; to call

to open; to hold

Examples

公司明天召开紧急会议。

Gōngsī míngtiān zhàokāi jǐnjí huìyì.

The company will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow.

大会将在下周召开。

Dàhuì jiāng zài xià zhōu zhàokāi.

The conference will be held next week.

Tips

usage

召开 is formal and used specifically for meetings and conferences. Common collocations: 召开会议 (hold a meeting), 召开大会 (convene a congress). For casual gatherings, use 开 (kāi) alone.

Stroke Order

召 zhào

开 kāi