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开

kāi

Traditional: 開

to open (transitive or intransitive)

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Meaning of 开 in English

kāiHSK 1verbSyllabus #97
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  3. to boil
  4. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  5. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. book format based on how a full printing sheet is cut or folded (often abbreviated to 開|开[kai1] after a numeral, e.g. 16-kai and 32-kai, roughly A4 and A5 respectively)

Example sentences

  1. 办公桌的抽屉是开着的。
    bàn gōng zhuō de chōu tì shì kāi zhe de。
    The desk drawer is open.
    Tatoeba #1323334 by vicch · #20590 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 汤姆正在教我怎么开帆船。
    tāng mǔ zhèng zài jiào wǒ zěn me kāi fān chuán。
    Tom is teaching me to how to sail.
    Tatoeba #5095199 by mirrorvan · #3447023 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你叔叔让你开他的车了吗？
    nǐ shū shū ràng nǐ kāi tā de chē le ma？
    Did your uncle let you drive his car?
    Tatoeba #332902 by fucongcong · #65083 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 开

开车HSK 1打开HSK 2开始HSK 2开学HSK 2分开HSK 3开花HSK 3开会HSK 3开机HSK 3开心HSK 3离开HSK 3

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