Meetings & Email in Chinese 开会
kāihuì
Have a meeting / email in Chinese are 开会 / 邮件 (kāi huì / yóu jiàn).
Also searched for as: meeting, email, agenda.
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To have a meeting in Chinese is 开会 (kāi huì), literally 'open a meeting', and it's one of the phrases you'll use most at work. Alongside it you need 邮件 (yóu jiàn) for email, 回复 (huí fù) for replying, 附件 (fù jiàn) for the attachment everyone forgets, and 截止日期 (jié zhǐ rì qī) for the deadline that keeps the whole thing moving.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 开会 | kāi huì | to have a meeting |
| 会议 | huì yì | meeting |
| 报告 | bào gào | report |
| 邮件 | yóu jiàn | |
| 发 | fā | to send |
| 回复 | huí fù | to reply |
| 附件 | fù jiàn | attachment |
| 讨论 | tǎo lùn | to discuss |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide |
| 意见 | yì jiàn | opinion |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange |
| 日程 | rì chéng | schedule |
| 截止日期 | jié zhǐ rì qī | deadline |
| 总结 | zǒng jié | summary |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; notice |
Usage tips
- 开会 is the verb and 会议 (huì yì) the noun. "I'm in a meeting" is 我在开会 (wǒ zài kāi huì), and "the meeting's been cancelled" is 会议取消了 (huì yì qǔ xiāo le).
- 发 (fā) is the all-purpose verb for sending anything electronic: 发邮件 (fā yóu jiàn), 发文件 (fā wén jiàn), 发消息 (fā xiāo xi). To confirm you've received something, reply 收到 (shōu dào).
- In work emails, open with 您好 (nín hǎo) to be polite, and a simple, friendly sign-off is 谢谢 (xiè xie) or 祝好 (zhù hǎo), 'best wishes'.
Common mistakes
- Saying 我对你的计划有意见 to mean "I have an opinion on your plan" → 有意见 (yǒu yì jiàn) often means having an objection or complaint; to ask for views neutrally, say 你有什么想法？ (nǐ yǒu shén me xiǎng fǎ?).
- Saying 我在会议 for "I'm in a meeting" → use the verb: 我在开会 (wǒ zài kāi huì).
Mini dialogue
- A明天的会议几点开始？Míng tiān de huì yì jǐ diǎn kāi shǐ?What time does tomorrow's meeting start?
- B十点。我昨天给大家发了邮件，你没收到吗？Shí diǎn. Wǒ zuó tiān gěi dà jiā fā le yóu jiàn, nǐ méi shōu dào ma?Ten. I emailed everyone yesterday. Didn't you get it?
- A收到了，可是没有附件。Shōu dào le, kě shì méi yǒu fù jiàn.I did, but there was no attachment.
- B不好意思，我马上再发一次。开会前请先看一下报告。Bù hǎo yì si, wǒ mǎ shàng zài fā yī cì. Kāi huì qián qǐng xiān kàn yī xià bào gào.Sorry, I'll send it again right now. Please have a look at the report before the meeting.
- A好的，看完我就回复你。Hǎo de, kàn wán wǒ jiù huí fù nǐ.OK, I'll reply once I've read it.
Example sentences
- 我们下午三点开会。We have a meeting at three this afternoon.
- 今天的会议取消了。Today's meeting has been cancelled.
- 我写完报告了。I've finished writing the report.
- 我早上收到了很多邮件。I got loads of emails this morning.
- 我把文件发给你了。I've sent you the file.
- 请尽快回复我的邮件。Please reply to my email as soon as possible.
- 你忘了加附件。You forgot to add the attachment.
- 我们讨论一下这个问题吧。Let's discuss this issue.
- 老板还没决定。The boss hasn't decided yet.
- 你对这个计划有什么意见？What's your opinion on this plan?
- 我来安排明天的会议。I'll arrange tomorrow's meeting.
- 我看一下我的日程。Let me check my schedule.
- 截止日期是下周五。The deadline is next Friday.
- 会后请写一个总结。Please write a summary after the meeting.
- 公司通知大家明天放假。The company has notified everyone that tomorrow is a day off.
Practise speaking
Ready to use these words? The Meetings & email speaking island has 8 everyday questions about meetings & email to prepare your own answers to.