召集

zhàojí

verb HSK 7-9 #5,612

Meanings

1 to convene
2 to call together
3 to summon

Characters

to summon; to call

to gather; to assemble

Examples

校长召集了全体老师开会。

Xiàozhǎng zhàojí le quántǐ lǎoshī kāihuì.

The principal convened all the teachers for a meeting.

他召集大家讨论这个问题。

Tā zhàojí dàjiā tǎolùn zhège wèntí.

He called everyone together to discuss this issue.

Tips

usage

召集 implies authority — the person calling the meeting has the power to summon others. Compare 集合 (jíhé), which is more neutral (to assemble/gather).

Stroke Order

召 zhào

集 jí