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开
開
kāi
1.
to open
2.
to start
3.
to turn on
4.
to boil
5.
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
6.
to operate (vehicle)
7.
abbr. for [[開爾文|开尔文]] degrees Kelvin
HSK 1
Very Common • Top 0%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
丢开
diūkāi
to cast or put aside
伸开
shēnkāi
to stretch out
倒开
dàokāi
to reverse a vehicle
传开
chuánkāi
(of news) to spread
八开
bākāi
octavo
公开
gōngkāi
public
再开
zàikāi
to reopen
分开
fēnkāi
to separate
劈开
pīkāi
to cleave
化开
huàkāi
to spread out after being diluted or melted
南开
Nánkāi
Nankai district of Tianjin municipality [[天津市<Tiānjīnshì>]]
另开
lìngkāi
to break up
召开
zhàokāi
to convene (a conference or meeting)
大开
dàkāi
to open wide
封开
Fēngkāi
Fengkai county in Zhaoqing [[肇慶|肇庆<Zhàoqìng>]], Guangdong
对开
duìkāi
running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
小开
xiǎokāi
(dialect) boss' son
展开
zhǎnkāi
to unfold
岔开
chàkāi
to diverge
张开
zhāngkāi
to open up
Example Sentences (9)
服务员，我房间的门打不开了。
Fúwùyuán, wǒ fángjiān de mén dǎ bù kāi le.
Excuse me, the door to my room won't open.
Text 3
我昨天晚上做了一个特别奇怪的梦，梦到自己正在一座桥上走，走着走着，突然开过来一辆车，非常危险，接着又梦见我跳到车上，跟警察一起抓住了一个坏人。
Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò le yī gè tèbié qíguài de mèng, mèngdào zìjǐ zhèngzài yī zuò qiáo shàng zǒu, zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, tūrán kāi guòlái yī liàng chē, fēicháng wēixiǎn, jiēzhe yòu mèngjiàn wǒ tiào dào chē shàng, gēn jǐngchá yīqǐ zhuāzhù le yī gè huàirén.
Last night I had a very strange dream: I dreamed I was walking on a bridge, and as I was walking, a car suddenly drove over, which was very dangerous. Then I dreamed I jumped onto the car and, together with the police, caught a bad guy.
Text 3
草绿了，那是生命的颜色；花开了，那是大自然的礼物。
Cǎo lǜ le, nà shì shēngmìng de yánsè; huā kāi le, nà shì dàzìrán de lǐwù.
The grass has turned green, that is the color of life; the flowers have bloomed, that is nature's gift.
Text 4
当然是春天，天气不那么冷了，草和树都绿了，花也开了。
Dāngrán shì chūntiān, tiānqì bú nàme lěng le, cǎo hé shù dōu lǜ le, huā yě kāi le.
Of course it's spring, the weather isn't that cold anymore, the grass and the trees have turned green, and the flowers have bloomed too.
Text 3
没看见。中午车开后，有些人在看书，有些人睡觉了。
Méi kànjiàn. Zhōngwǔ chē kāi hòu, yǒuxiē rén zài kànshū, yǒuxiē rén shuìjiàole.
Didn't see. After the vehicle departed at noon, some people were reading and some people fell asleep.
Text 1
好，那我就放心了，别开着开着没油了。你去北京的航班是几点的？时间来得及吗？
Hǎo, nà wǒ jiù fàngxīn le, bié kāi zhe kāi zhe méi yóu le. Nǐ qù Běijīng de hángbān shì jǐ diǎn de? Shíjiān lái de jí ma?
Okay, then I'm relieved. Don't run out of gas while you're driving. What time is your flight to Beijing? Is there enough time?
Text 1
好，那我就放心了，别开着开着没油了。你去北京的航班是几点的？时间来得及吗？
Hǎo, nà wǒ jiù fàngxīn le, bié kāi zhe kāi zhe méi yóu le. Nǐ qù Běijīng de hángbān shì jǐ diǎn de? Shíjiān lái de jí ma?
Okay, then I'm relieved. Don't run out of gas while you're driving. What time is your flight to Beijing? Is there enough time?
Text 1
例如，夏天把空调的温度开得高一些，出门时记得关空调和电脑，这样可以节约用电；少开车，多骑车或者乘坐地铁和公共汽车，这样能降低空气污染；还有养成把垃圾丢进垃圾桶的习惯什么的。
Lìrú, Xiàtiān bǎ kōngtiáo de wēndù kāi de gāo yìxiē, chūmén shí jìde guān kōngtiáo hé diànnǎo, zhèyàng kěyǐ jiéyuē yòngdiàn; shǎo kāichē, duō qíchē huòzhě chéngzuò dìtiě hé gōnggòng qìchē, zhèyàng néng jiàngdī kōngqì wūrǎn; háiyǒu yǎngchéng bǎ lājī diū jìn lājītǒng de xíguàn shénme de.
For example, in summer set the air conditioner temperature a bit higher, and remember to turn off the air conditioner and the computer when you go out; drive less and ride a bike or take the subway and buses, which can reduce air pollution; also develop the habit of throwing trash into trash bins, and so on.
Text 5
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 93
- Word Frequency Rank
- 59 of 84,292