开张
kāi zhāng
Pinyin

Definition

开张
 - 
kāi zhāng
  1. to open a business
  2. first transaction of a business day

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

张
Zhāng
  1. 1 surname Zhang
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
开
kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to boil
  5. 5 to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6 to operate (a vehicle)
  7. 7 carat (gold)
  8. 8 abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
  9. 9 abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
开门
kāi mén
  1. 1 to open a door (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 to open for business
离开
lí kāi
  1. 1 to depart
  2. 2 to leave
丢开
diū kāi
  1. 1 to cast or put aside
  2. 2 to forget for a while
主张
zhǔ zhāng
  1. 1 to advocate
  2. 2 to stand for
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 position
  5. 5 stand
  6. 6 proposition
  7. 7 viewpoint
  8. 8 assertion
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
公开
gōng kāi
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 to publish
  3. 3 to make public
分开
fēn kāi
  1. 1 to separate
  2. 2 to part
召开
zhào kāi
  1. 1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
  2. 2 to convoke
  3. 3 to call together
嚣张
xiāo zhāng
  1. 1 rampant
  2. 2 unbridled
  3. 3 arrogant
  4. 4 aggressive
展开
zhǎn kāi
  1. 1 to unfold
  2. 2 to carry out
  3. 3 to be in full swing
  4. 4 to launch
张口
zhāng kǒu
  1. 1 to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc)
  2. 2 to gape
  3. 3 to start talking (esp. to make a request)
张国荣
Zhāng Guó róng
  1. 1 Leslie Cheung (1956-2003), Hong Kong singer and actor
张学友
Zhāng Xué yǒu
  1. 1 Jacky Cheung or Hok Yau Jacky (1961-), Cantopop and film star
张家界
Zhāng jiā jiè
  1. 1 Zhangjiajie prefecture level city in Hunan, formerly Dayong 大庸[Dà yōng]
张居正
Zhāng Jū zhèng
  1. 1 Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee
张惠妹
Zhāng Huì mèi
  1. 1 A-Mei, aka Gulilai Amit (1972-), aboriginal Taiwanese pop singer

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
做张做势
zuò zhāng zuò shì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
  1. 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
  2. 2 to roundly condemn
  3. 3 to castigate
大张声势
dà zhāng shēng shì
  1. 1 to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
张三李四
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
  1. 1 Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)
  2. 2 Tom, Dick and Harry
张冠李戴
Zhāng guān Lǐ dài
  1. 1 lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head
  2. 2 to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom)
  3. 3 to confuse one thing with another
张口结舌
zhāng kǒu jié shé
  1. 1 agape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words
  2. 2 gaping and speechless
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张皇失措
zhāng huáng shī cuò
  1. 1 panic-stricken (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in a flustered state
  3. 3 also written 張惶失措|张惶失措[zhāng huáng shī cuò]

Sample Sentences

前些年这家生意一直不景气，差点倒闭，可最近老字号又重新开张啦。
qián xiē nián zhè jiā shēngyì yīzhí bùjǐngqì ，chàdiǎn dǎobì ，kě zuìjìn lǎozìhào yòu chóngxīn kāizhāng la 。
A few years ago the business of this store wasn’t good and almost went bankrupt. But recently shops with established reputations have reopened.
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也是，那你说自己创业怎么样呢？据说广告这个行业门槛儿挺低的，租个房子，买几台电脑就开张了。我手头上正好有十几万可以作为启动资金。
yěshì ，nà nǐ shuō zìjǐ chuàngyè zěnmeyàng ne ？jùshuō guǎnggào zhège hángyè ménkǎn ér tǐng dī de ，zū gè fángzi ，mǎi jǐ tái diànnǎo jiù kāizhāng le 。wǒ shǒutóu shàng zhènghǎo yǒu shíjǐ wàn kěyǐ zuòwéi qǐdòngzījīn 。
It's true. So what do think of me starting a business? It's said that the requirements for the field of advertising are very low. You just need to rent a place, buy a few computers and then you can begin doing business. I happen to have on hand a few hundred thousand that could be initial capital.
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哦？你们是新开张的那家？还在装修吧。
ò ？nǐmen shì xīn kāizhāng de nà jiā ？hái zài zhuāngxiū ba 。
Oh? You are the new business that just opened? You are still renovating, right?
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小姐，对健身感兴趣吗？我们刚开张。
xiǎojie ，duì jiànshēn gǎnxìngqù ma ？wǒmen gāng kāizhāng 。
Miss, are you interested in exercise? We just opened a business.
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张亮，有个特棒的酒吧刚开张。去不去？我请客！
Zhāng Liàng ，yǒu ge tè bàng de jiǔbā gāng kāizhāng 。qù bu qù ？wǒ qǐngkè ！
Zhang Liang, there's a totally cool bar that just opened. Wanna go? My treat!
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我有个店正打算开张，而且明天又是初五，所以想请一尊财神回去。
wǒ yǒu ge diàn zhèng dǎsuàn kāizhāng ，érqiě míngtiān yòu shì chūwǔ ，suǒyǐ xiǎng qǐng yī zūn cáishén huíqu 。
I have a shop that I'm about to open. Also, tomorrow is the 5th day of the lunar month, so I want to 'invite' a god of wealth back.
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That's for sure. There's so much profit here! I heard that a Las Vegas casino won back its investment of about two billion RMB in just seven months! That's scary!
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