开 (開)
kāi
Pinyin

Definition

开 (開)
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kāi
  1. to open
  2. to start
  3. to turn on
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. to operate (a vehicle)
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
  9. abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format

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
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 classifier: 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

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
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

Sample Sentences

这是实验室，不对外开放！
zhèshì shíyànshì ，bù duìwài kāifàng ！
This is laboratory. It’s not opened to the general public.
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听到消息有新的上司要来，同事就开始出馊主意，说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对，看来他是想和新上司套交情。
tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ，tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ，shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ，kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。
When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.
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我有个护士朋友说是家长想要女婿了，所以想认识认识新朋友。但是她可挑剔了，她开出来的征友条件，让人看了都傻眼。
wǒ yǒu ge hùshi péngyou shuō shì jiāzhǎng xiǎngyào nǚxu le ，suǒyǐ xiǎng rènshi rènshi Xīn péngyou 。dànshì tā kě tiāoti le ，tā kāi chūlái de zhēngyǒu tiáojiàn ，ràng rén kàn le dōu shǎyǎn 。
I have a nurse friend who says that her parents want a son-in-law, so she wants to meet new friends. But she’s very picky, and her list of boyfriend criteria is really shocking.
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今天的表演几点开始？
jīntiān de biǎoyǎn jǐdiǎn kāishǐ ？
At what time does today's performance start?
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开学的时候，门口车水马龙好热闹。
kāixué de shíhou ，ménkǒu chēshuǐmǎlóng hǎo rènao 。
When the school starts, the entrance of the school is very congested and bustling.
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老板开会的时候常常拖泥带水。
lǎobǎn kāihuì de shíhou chángcháng tuōnídàishuǐ 。
The boss always drags the meetings out.
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我们公司开展了新5G产品的开发。
wǒmen gōngsī kāizhǎn le Xīn chǎnpǐn de kāifā 。
Our company launched the development of new 5G products.
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学校要多开展健康的课外活动。
xuéxiào yào duō kāizhǎn jiànkāng de kèwàihuódòng 。
Schools should launch more healthy outdoor activities.
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这家公司在越南开设了新工厂。
zhè jiā gōngsī zài Yuènán kāishè le Xīn gōngchǎng 。
This company set up a new factory in Vietnam.
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这家公司又开发了一种新产品。
zhè jiā gōngsī yòu kāifā le yīzhǒng Xīn chǎnpǐn 。
This company developed another new product.
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