召开
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
召开 (zhàokāi) · to hold (a meeting)
召开 (zhàokāi) means “to hold (a meeting); to convene”. It is written with 2 characters: 召 (imperial decree) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 召开 is built
The characters
召 zhào · imperial decree
What 召 is made of
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 刀 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
公司明天召开会议。Gōngsī míngtiān zhàokāi huìyì.The company is holding a meeting tomorrow.
运动会什么时候召开？Yùndònghuì shénme shíhou zhàokāi?When will the sports meet be held?
Questions about 召开
What does 召开 mean?
召开 (zhàokāi) means “to hold (a meeting); to convene”.
How do you pronounce 召开?
召开 is pronounced zhàokāi.
Which HSK level is 召开?
召开 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 号召hàozhàoto call on
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
Learn 召开 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.