開緊會 (hoi1 gan2 wui6*2 | ) : be in a meeting; be in a closed-door session

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開緊會

hoi1 gan2 wui6*2

be currently in a meeting; be in the middle of a meeting | Mand.: 正在開會

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 2,170

This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

開緊會

This word has been viewed 2458 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 20th Oct 2004 16:57 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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開 hoi1 - open
緊 gan2 - tight; strict; tense [粵] ongoing aspect
會 wui5 wui6 kui2 - will, would; get together; meet; city

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佢哋開緊會﹐好快就會決定數千員工嘅命運。粵
They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees.
[The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ]

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