开
開HSK 1freq #195
Meanings
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- 1.to open (transitive or intransitive)
- 2.(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- 3.to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- 4.to boil
- 5.to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- 6.(directional complement) away; off
- 7.carat (gold)
- 8.abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
- 9.abbr. for 开本[kāi běn], book format
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Wiktionary
- 1.even, level
- 2.a surname
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 干 + 干 – comparing two 干 side by side, even.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
开电视。
Turn on the TV.
往前开。
Drive on.
这车容易开。
This car handles very easily.
汤姆开的车。
Tom drove the car.
你的包开着。
Your bag's open.
进来，门开着。
Come in, it's open.
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More examples & usage (AI)
Related words
开始 to begin离开 to depart; to leave开心 to feel happy打开 to open公开 open; overt; public开车 to drive a car (or train etc)开发 to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop开放 to bloom展开 to unfold; to spread out; to open up分开 to separate开口 to open one's mouth召开 to convene (a conference or meeting)