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title: "Kaihui Meaning: 开会 (kāihuì) Means “to have a meeting”"
description: "开会 (traditional 開會, kāihuì) means “to have a meeting; to attend a meeting”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 会 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaihui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 开会 mean?

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开会 kāihuì

## to have a meeting; to attend a meeting

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to hold (a meeting)
2. 会 huì meeting

## In a sentence

经理正在开会。 The manager is in a meeting.

九点，大家都来**开会**。

From [上班第一天 · My first day at work: an easy Chinese story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/first-day-at-work-in-chinese#library-word-167-169)

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## More words with 开 or 会

- [大会 dàhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dahui)
- [打开 dǎkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dakai)
- [董事会 dǒngshìhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshihui)
- [峰会 fēnghuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenghui)
- [分开 fēnkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenkai)
- [工会 gōnghuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonghui)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [会场 huìchǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huichang)
- [会见 huìjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huijian)
- [会面 huìmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huimian)

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