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开放
kāifàng
Description
"开放"常常用来说一个国家、城市或者人对新事物很欢迎，不封闭。
"开放" is often used to say that a country, city, or person is very welcoming to new things and not closed off.
它也可以表示花开了，或者一个地方对大家打开、可以进去。
It can also mean that a flower has bloomed, or that a place is open to everyone and accessible.
Meanings
开放kāifàng
to open (to the public); open for use
这个公园每天都对游客开放。
This park is open to visitors every day.
开放kāifàng
open-minded; liberal in attitude
他的想法很开放。
His ideas are very open.
开放kāifàng
(of flowers) to bloom
春天到了，花都开放了。
Spring has arrived, and the flowers have bloomed.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
开 (open) + 放 (release/let out), literally "open and release".
- Nuance
often paired with 改革 as 改革开放, China's "reform and opening-up" policy.
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