开

開

kāiㄎㄞ

Open in app

HSK 1 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

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, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]

Examples

See it in context

你叔叔让你开他的车了吗？

你叔叔讓你開他的車了嗎？

Did your uncle let you drive his car?

我会给你开个药方。

我會給你開個藥方。

I'll give you a prescription.

这家店从9点开到18点。

這家店從9點開到18點。

This shop is open from 9 to 6 o'clock.

跳上一列正在开的火车是很危险的。

跳上一列正在開的火車是很危險的。

It is very dangerous to jump aboard the train when it is moving.

那解释了为什么门是开着的。

那解釋了爲什麼門是開着的。

That accounts for why the door was open.

Characters

Character breakdown

一

yī

one

Related: 开

公开

gōng kāi

open; overt; public

分开

fēn kāi

to separate

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold; to spread out; to open up

张开

zhāng kāi

to open up

想开

xiǎng kāi

to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

敞开

chǎng kāi

to open wide

Stroke practice

Practice writing 开

Characters

simplified script

Use Loop to watch the stroke order repeatedly, or start the quiz to practice drawing the character yourself. Reset clears any ongoing animation or quiz state.