开
口

To open one's mouth in Chinese: 开口 (kāi kǒu)

kāi kǒu

to open one's mouth

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 開口1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to open one's mouth
  2. 2to start to talk

Stroke order

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开
口

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄎㄡˇ

kǒu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

开口

Simplified

開口

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他害羞得半天都不敢开口。

    tā hài xiū dé bàn tiān dōu bù gǎn kāi kǒu。

    He was so shy he didn't dare to speak for a long while.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

口

kǒu

mouth

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

入口

rù kǒu

entrance

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

公开

gōng kāi

open

借口

jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse

进口

jìn kǒu

to import

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

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