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开
kāi
Description
“开”是一个很常用的动词，最基本的意思是把关着的东西打开，比如开门、开窗。
"开" is a very common verb, whose most basic meaning is to open something that is closed, such as 开门 (open the door) or 开窗 (open the window).
它也可以表示开车、开机器，或者开始做一件事。
It can also mean to drive a car, operate a machine, or start doing something.
Meanings
开kāi
to open (a door, window, container)
请你把门开一下。
Please open the door.
开kāi
to drive or operate (a vehicle/machine)
我爸爸会开车。
My dad can drive.
开kāi
to turn on; to switch on
天黑了，开灯吧。
It's getting dark, turn on the light.
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Notes
- Nuance
开 contrasts with 关 (to close/turn off); they form a common opposite pair.
- Etymology
originally depicts hands removing a bar from a gate, hence 'to open'.
In videos
“然后大部分的烤肉店都是在80年左右开的”
“不然的话跟朋友晚上可以在这里开派对”
“有时候相机没电了，麦克风没开，”
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