开 kāi HSK1 open Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: to hold All meanings 5,274 kāi 5,274 to start 2,143[away/open] 1,699to open 879to operate 366to set up 93to dismiss 52to hold 47to write out 10to pay 10to reclaim 5to boil 4[opening/continuation] 3carat 1 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 开, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 47 sentences for 开 (kāi — to hold) — page 3 of 3 123 Go to page Go 这件事可以等到下次开会,不是急事。 zhè jiàn shì kěyǐ děngdào xiàcì kāi huì, bùshì jíshì. The matter can wait until the next meeting, it's not urgent. Source: UM-Corpus: Education很抱歉我迟到了,我在开会,脱不了身。 hěn bàoqiàn wǒ chídào le, wǒ zài kāi huì, tuō bù liǎo shēn. I'm sorry I'm late; I was in a meeting and couldn't get away. Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken最近,我和一个非常,非常有钱的人坐在一起开会。 zuìjìn, wǒ hé yīge fēicháng, fēicháng yǒu qián de rén zuò zài yīqǐ kāi huì. I recently sat in a meeting with a very, very wealthy person. Source: CCMatrix我想可以肯定地说,大多数人都觉得开会常常是浪费时间。 wǒ xiǎng kěyǐ kěndìng de shuō, dàduōshù rén dōu juéde kāi huì chángcháng shì làngfèi shíjiān. I think it’s safe to say that most people feel that meetings are frequently a waste of time. Source: CCMatrix我要召开家庭会议。 wǒ yào zhàokāi jiātíng huìyì. I'm calling a family meeting. Source: OpenSubtitles我们每年召开八次会议。 wǒmen měinián zhàokāi bā cì huìyì. We hold eight meetings a year. Source: CCMatrix只在必要时才召开会议。 zhǐ zài bìyào shí cái zhàokāi huìyì. Hold meetings only when necessary. Source: CCMatrix 123 Go to page Go