Chinese Word: 召 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

召HSK 5

Pinyin: zhào

English Definition: to call together; to summon; to convene; temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia)

Chinese Definition:
①召唤：召集。召见。
②召致，引来：召祸。召人怨。

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:刀 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 刀 [ dāo ] knife; old coin; measure
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 否

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召开HSK 5	zhào kāi	to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together
号召HSK 6	hào zhào	to call; to appeal
召集	zhào jí	to convene; to gather
召回	zhào huí	to recall (a product, an ambassador etc)
召见	zhào jiàn	call in (one's subordinates); summon (an envoy of a foreign country) to an interview

1		gāi 该 gōng sī 公司 gǔ dōng 股东 dà huì 大会 jiàng 将 yú 于 xià zhōu 下周 zhào kāi 召开。 The shareholders meeting of the company will be held next week.
2		zhèng fǔ 政府 fā bù 发布 le 了 hào zhào 号召 quán mín 全民 jié yuē 节约 néng yuán 能源 de 的 tōng zhī 通知。 The government issued a call for everyone to save energy.
3		zài 在 jǐn jí 紧急 qíng kuàng xià 情况下， xū yào 需要 kuài sù 快速 zhào kāi 召开 huì yì 会议 zhì dìng 制定 yìng duì 应对 fāng àn 方案。 In emergency situations, it is necessary to quickly convene a meeting to formulate countermeasures.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 hào zhào 号召 gèng duō 更多 rén 人 guān zhù 关注 huán jìng bǎo hù 环境保护， gòng tóng 共同 jiàn shè 建设 lǜ sè 绿色 dì qiú 地球。 We need to call on more people to pay attention to environmental protection and work together to build a green earth.
5		zǒng cái 总裁 měi yuè 每月 dū huì 都会 zhào kāi 召开 zhàn lüè 战略 huì yì 会议， tàn tǎo 探讨 gōng sī 公司 wèi lái 未来 fā zhǎn 发展 fāng xiàng 方向。 The president holds strategic meetings every month to discuss the company's future development direction.

1		gāi 该 gōng sī 公司 gǔ dōng 股东 dà huì 大会 jiàng 将 yú 于 xià zhōu 下周 zhào kāi 召开。 The shareholders meeting of the company will be held next week.
2		zhèng fǔ 政府 fā bù 发布 le 了 hào zhào 号召 quán mín 全民 jié yuē 节约 néng yuán 能源 de 的 tōng zhī 通知。 The government issued a call for everyone to save energy.
3		zài 在 jǐn jí 紧急 qíng kuàng xià 情况下， xū yào 需要 kuài sù 快速 zhào kāi 召开 huì yì 会议 zhì dìng 制定 yìng duì 应对 fāng àn 方案。 In emergency situations, it is necessary to quickly convene a meeting to formulate countermeasures.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 hào zhào 号召 gèng duō 更多 rén 人 guān zhù 关注 huán jìng bǎo hù 环境保护， gòng tóng 共同 jiàn shè 建设 lǜ sè 绿色 dì qiú 地球。 We need to call on more people to pay attention to environmental protection and work together to build a green earth.
5		zǒng cái 总裁 měi yuè 每月 dū huì 都会 zhào kāi 召开 zhàn lüè 战略 huì yì 会议， tàn tǎo 探讨 gōng sī 公司 wèi lái 未来 fā zhǎn 发展 fāng xiàng 方向。 The president holds strategic meetings every month to discuss the company's future development direction.