kāi
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Basic Meaning

v
to open (something closed, opposite of 'close' or 'shut')
把关闭着的东西打开(跟”关、合“相对)。
Words:
开门开关开口开锁开箱子开柜门
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
关 合 封 闭
Sentences:
  1. (qǐng)(kāi)(mén)(wài)(miàn)(yǒu)(rén)
    Please open the door, someone is outside.
  2. ()(kāi)(xiāng)(zi)(zhǎo)(dōng)西(xi)
    He opens the box to look for something.
v
to open up; to clear (a path or area)
打通;开辟。
Words:
开路开矿开路先锋开通开荒
Sentences:
  1. (gōng)(rén)(men)(zhèng)(zài)(kāi)()
    The workers are clearing a road.
  2. ()(men)()(huà)(kāi)(kuàng)
    They plan to open a mine.
v
to spread out or separate (something closed or connected)
(合拢的东西)放或散展开;(相连的东西)分离。
Words:
开花开缝开交
Synonyms:
散 放 分
Antonyms:
合 连
Sentences:
  1. (chūn)(tiān)(lái)(le)(huā)(er)(kāi)(le)
    Spring has come, and the flowers have bloomed.
  2. ()(fu)(kāi)(fèng)(le)()(yào)(féng)()(xià)
    The clothes have split open and need to be sewn.
v
to lift (a blockade, ban, restriction, etc.)
解除(封锁、禁令、限制等)。
Words:
开戒开禁开斋开释大开杀戒
Synonyms:
Sentences:
  1. (zhèng)()(jué)(dìng)(kāi)(jìn)
    The government decided to lift the ban.
  2. ()(kāi)(jiè)(le)(kāi)(shǐ)()(jiǔ)
    He broke his abstinence and started drinking.
v
to start (a mechanism) or operate (a vehicle, ship, plane, etc.)
发动(机件)或使(车、船、飞机等)运行。
Words:
开枪开车开飞机开炮开轮船
Sentences:
  1. ()(měi)(tiān)(kāi)(chē)(shàng)(bān)
    He drives to work every day.
  2. (fēi)(xíng)(yuán)(kāi)(fēi)()()(běi)(jīng)
    The pilot flies the plane to Beijing.
v
(of troops) to set out; to depart
formal or military context
军队(出发)。
Words:
开拔
Sentences:
  1. (jūn)(duì)(míng)(tiān)(kāi)()
    The troops will set out tomorrow.
v
to begin; to start
起始。
Words:
开春开头开始开学开工
Sentences:
  1. (xué)(xiào)(jiǔ)(yuè)(kāi)(xué)
    School starts in September.
  2. ()(men)(kāi)(chūn)()()(xíng)
    We will begin traveling in early spring.
q
kelvin (abbreviation for Kelvin, a unit of temperature)
scientific term
开尔文的简称。1开是水的三相点热力学温度的1/273.16。
Words:
开尔文
Sentences:
  1. (shuǐ)(de)(fèi)(diǎn)(shì)3(sān)7(bǎi)3()(shí)(sān)
    The boiling point of water is 373 kelvin.
v
to establish; to found
创建;创始。
Words:
开工厂开药店开公司开国元勋开医院
Synonyms:
办 建
Sentences:
  1. ()(kāi)(le)()(jiā)(yào)(diàn)
    He established a pharmacy.
  2. ()(men)()(huà)(kāi)(gōng)()
    They plan to found a company.
v
to pay (expenses or salary)
支付。
Words:
开支开销开薪开饷开工钱
Sentences:
  1. ()(men)()(yào)(kòng)(zhì)(kāi)(zhī)
    We need to control our expenses.
v
(of liquid) to boil due to heat
(液体)受热而沸腾。
Words:
水开
Synonyms:
Sentences:
  1. (shuǐ)(kāi)(le)()()(pào)(chá)(le)
    The water has boiled, so we can make tea.
v
to write out (a receipt, prescription, letter, etc.)
写出(单据、清单、信件等)。
Words:
开收据开药方开假条开介绍信开发票
Sentences:
  1. ()(shēng)(kāi)(yào)(fāng)(gěi)()
    The doctor wrote a prescription for me.
  2. (qǐng)(kāi)(shōu)()
    Please write out a receipt.
v
to dismiss; to expel
negative connotation
开除;革除。
Words:
开除
Sentences:
  1. (gōng)()(kāi)(chú)(le)()
    The company dismissed him.
v
to hold (a meeting, exhibition, etc.)
举行(会议、座谈会、展览会等)。
Words:
开会开运动会开展览会开欢送会开座谈会
Sentences:
  1. ()(men)(míng)(tiān)(kāi)(huì)
    We will hold a meeting tomorrow.
  2. (xué)(xiào)(kāi)(yùn)(dòng)(huì)
    The school holds a sports meet.
v
placed after a verb to indicate direction or result: 1. to separate or spread out; 2. to start and continue; 3. to accommodate
grammatical particle
放在动词后面,表示趋向或结果。1.表示分开或扩展;2.表示开始并继续下去;3.表示容下。
Words:
拉开躲开坐不开传开冷开了
Sentences:
  1. (qǐng)()(kāi)(chuāng)(lián)
    Please pull open the curtains.
  2. (xiāo)(xi)(hěn)(kuài)(chuán)(kāi)(le)
    The news spread out quickly.
  3. (zhè)(ge)(fáng)(jiān)(zuò)()(kāi)(shí)(ge)(rén)
    This room cannot accommodate ten people.

Writing & Component

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Stroke Count4
Strokes一一丿丨