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開

kāi

open; initiate, begin, start

Strokes
12
Radical
門
HSK
—
Tone
1

Simplified form: 开

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 开, the simplified form of 開. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 水开了。

    Shuǐ kāi le

    The water is boiling.

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  • 放开他。

    Fàng kāi tā

    Release him.

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  • 门开了。

    Mén kāi le

    The door opened.

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  • 我会开车。

    Wǒ huì kāi chē

    I know how to drive a car.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 开

  • 开kāi 1to 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; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format
  • 打开dǎ kāi 3–1 to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
  • 开车kāi chē 1–1 to drive a car
  • 开玩笑kāi wán xiào 1–2–4to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
  • 开会kāi huì 1–4 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
  • 开始kāi shǐ 1–3 to begin; beginning; to start; initial
  • 离开lí kāi 2–1 to depart; to leave
  • 开心kāi xīn 1–1 to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
  • 分开fēn kāi 1–1 to separate; to part
  • 走开zǒu kāi 3–1 to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
  • 开学kāi xué 1–2 foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term
  • 开机kāi jī 1–1 to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show