开 kāi
HSK 1 character · 4 strokes · radical 廾 · traditional 開
Meanings
- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- (directional complement) away; off
Words with 开
- 开 kāi: to open (transitive or intransitive)
- 开始 kāi shǐ: to begin
- 离开 lí kāi: to depart; to leave
- 开玩笑 kāi wán xiào: to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
Example sentences
开电视。
Turn on the TV.
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开火！
Open fire!
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打开书。
Open the book.
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).