开 kāi — to open; to turn on; to start

开
kāi

Level 1 · Common HSK 1 #76

Traditional: 開

kāi kai1

Basic definition

verb
  1. to open; to turn on; to start e.g 打开开门开关
  2. to operate; to start; to fire; to drive e.g 开车开枪开动
  3. to start; to begin; to found; to establish; to open e.g 开始开创开发
  4. to develop; to open up; to exploit; to dig e.g 开垦开辟开采
  5. to hold (a meeting, etc.) e.g 开会召开开幕式
adjective
  1. open; initial; outstretched e.g 开放张开开朗

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (会意。小篆字形，两边是两扇门，中间一横是门闩，下面是一双手，表示两手打开门闩之意。本义:开门)
  2. open the door e.g 开城 · 开门钱
  3. open e.g 旗开得胜顿开茅塞开箱 开卷有益 · 开封 · 开窗放入大江来 · 开着眼
  4. come into bloom; unfold e.g 春暖花开盛开 开眉 · 开眉展眼
  5. set up;found e.g 开屏 开工厂 · 开店 · 开茶馆
  6. put;set up; place e.g 开宴
  7. dredge e.g 开天辟地开源节流继往开来 开达 · 开敏
  8. instruct;inspire e.g 开诱 · 开晓 · 开譬
  9. open up;initiate e.g 开封 · 开境 · 开济 · 开边 · 开张圣听
  10. begin;start e.g 开演开业开笔 开沽 · 开江 · 开八
  11. soliloquy speak
  12. release e.g 开释开放
  13. remove;get rid of e.g 开除 开复
  14. separate e.g 开交
  15. stimulate e.g 开胃开口
  16. make out e.g 开票 开账 · 开报
  17. (of sky)clear up (after rain)
measure word
  1. karat，carat e.g 16开金含16/24纯金
  2. mo e.g 十六开
  3. times
noun
  1. 姓

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