开台
kāi tái
Pinyin

Definition

开台
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kāi tái
  1. start of play
  2. opening of theatrical performance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
台
Tái
  1. 1 Taiwan (abbr.)
台湾
Tái wān
  1. 1 Taiwan
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
开车
kāi chē
  1. 1 to drive a car
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
公开
gōng kāi
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 to publish
  3. 3 to make public
出台
chū tái
  1. 1 to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
  2. 2 to appear on stage
  3. 3 to appear publicly
  4. 4 (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
分开
fēn kāi
  1. 1 to separate
  2. 2 to part
前台
qián tái
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 proscenium
  3. 3 foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)
  4. 4 front desk
  5. 5 reception desk
  6. 6 (computing) front-end
  7. 7 foreground
召开
zhào kāi
  1. 1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
  2. 2 to convoke
  3. 3 to call together
展台
zhǎn tái
  1. 1 display counter
  2. 2 stand
  3. 3 booth
展开
zhǎn kāi
  1. 1 to unfold
  2. 2 to carry out
  3. 3 to be in full swing
  4. 4 to launch
平台
píng tái
  1. 1 platform
  2. 2 terrace
  3. 3 flat-roofed building
张开
zhāng kāi
  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to extend
想开
xiǎng kāi
  1. 1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
  2. 2 to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
  3. 3 to accept the situation and move on

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)
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
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
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
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
  1. 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
  2. 2 to get into confrontation
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
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)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
  1. 1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán
  1. 1 to ignore an issue (idiom)
放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 to have free rein (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
  1. 1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2 success in a single move
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
  1. 1 to deck the tree with false blossoms
  2. 2 to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
死猪不怕开水烫
sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng
  1. 1 lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be unaffected (by sth)
  3. 3 undaunted
狗窦大开
gǒu dòu dà kāi
  1. 1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)

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