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开发
開發
kāifā
1. to exploit (a resource)
2. to open up (for development)
3. to develop
HSK 5 Common • Top 7%

Character Breakdown

开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1 4 丶
发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (16)

开发区
kāifāqū
development zone
开发商
kāifāshāng
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
软件开发
ruǎnjiànkāifā
software development
开发人员
kāifārényuán
developer
开发周期
kāifāzhōuqī
development cycle
开发环境
kāifāhuánjìng
development environment (computer)
开发周期
kāifāzhōuqī
development cycle
开发过程
kāifāguòchéng
development process
开发银行
kāifāyínháng
development bank
亚洲开发银行
YàzhōuKāifāYínháng
Asian Development Bank
国家开发银行
GuójiāKāifāYínháng
China Development Bank
软件开发人员
ruǎnjiànkāifārényuán
software developer
非洲开发银行
FēizhōuKāifāYínháng
African Development Bank
洋浦经济开发区
Yángpǔjīngjìkāifāqū
Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan
经济协力开发机构
JīngjìXiélìKāifāJīgòu
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
联合国开发计划署
LiánhéguóKāifāJìhuàshǔ
LessonWorded Nations Development Program

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