How to say “convene” in Chinese
convene (a meeting)
“Convene” in Chinese is 召开, zhào kāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
召开 is read zhào kāi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 口 “mouth”: calling out with your voice. On top, 刀 dāo hints at the reading. It sits on the right in 招.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “召开”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 召开. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司下周召开全体员工大会。gōngsīxiàzhōuzhàokāiquántǐyuángōngdàhuìNext week the company is holding a general meeting of all staff.
More words from the lesson “The conference”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “convene” in Chinese?
“Convene” in Chinese is 召开, pinyin zhàokāi.
What does 召开 mean?
召开 (zhàokāi) means “convene (a meeting)”.
How do you write 召开?
召开 is 2 characters: 召 (zhào) — summon, convene; 开 (kāi) — open; drive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 召开?
召开 is read zhàokāi. Tones: zhào — fourth tone, kāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“convene” in the lesson “The conference”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
Start for free