Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
開
kāi
Description
"开"是一个很常用的字，可以说打开门、开车，也可以说开始做一件事。
它和"关"的意思相反。
Meanings
开kāi
to open
请你把门开开。
开kāi
to turn on; to operate a machine
天黑了，开灯吧。
开车kāichē
to drive a vehicle
他每天开车去上班。
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Notes
- Nuance
"开" is the general word for opening; opposite of "关" (to close).
- Etymology
often forms compounds like 开始 (begin), 开会 (hold a meeting), 开门 (open the door).
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