開小會

开小会
kāixiǎohuì
to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 開 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 開本 kāiběn, book format
2 小會 xiǎohuì
  1. a little while; a moment
  2. small meeting (of people); small gathering