开

To open (transitive or intransitive) in Chinese: 开 (kāi)

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

HSK 1Traditional: 開2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. 2(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. 3to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. 4to boil
  5. 5to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6(directional complement) away; off
  7. 7carat (gold)
  8. 8abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文
  9. 9abbr. for 开本, book format

Stroke order

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开

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

开

Simplified

開

Traditional

Example sentences

See 开 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 把门开开！

    bǎ mén kāi kāi！

    Open the door a bit!

  • 把嘴张开！

    bǎ zuǐ zhāng kāi！

    Open your mouth!

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Related words

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

开车

kāi chē

to drive a car

开会

kāi huì

to hold a meeting

分开

fēn kāi

to separate

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