How common it is
开会 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say kāi huì slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
开会表示大家一起讨论事情。
kāi huì biǎo shì dà jiā yì qǐ tǎo lùn shì qíng。
开会 means people gather to discuss things.
Context note
开会常出现在工作、学校和安排事情里。
kāi huì cháng chū xiàn zài gōng zuò 、 xué xiào hé ān pái shì qíng lǐ。
Meetings often appear in work, school, and planning.
5 examples
老师去开会了。
lǎo shī qù kāi huì le。
The teacher went to a meeting.
爸爸晚上要开会。
bà ba wǎn shàng yào kāi huì。
Dad has a meeting tonight.
我们明天开会。
wǒ men míng tiān kāi huì。
We will have a meeting tomorrow.
开会的时候请安静。
kāi huì de shí hòu qǐng ān jìng。
Please be quiet during the meeting.
会议室里正在开会。
huì yì shì lǐ zhèng zài kāi huì。
They are having a meeting in the meeting room.
5 mini stories
爸爸说今天要开会，所以会晚一点回家。
bà ba shuō jīn tiān yào kāi huì， suǒ yǐ huì wǎn yì diǎn huí jiā。
Dad said he has a meeting today, so he will come home a little late.
老师开会的时候，我们就在教室里认真学习。
lǎo shī kāi huì de shí hòu， wǒ men jiù zài jiào shì lǐ rèn zhēn xué xí。
While the teacher was in a meeting, we studied carefully in the classroom.
公司开会以后，大家一起去吃午饭。
gōng sī kāi huì yǐ hòu， dà jiā yì qǐ qù chī wǔ fàn。
After the company meeting, everyone went to eat lunch together.
会议很短，开会只用了十分钟。
huì yì hěn duǎn， kāi huì zhī yòng le shí fēn zhōng。
The meeting was short and only took ten minutes.
我在门外等爸爸开会结束。
wǒ zài mén wài děng bà ba kāi huì jié shù。
I waited outside for Dad's meeting to end.