Hanzi
Traditional
開
Simplified
开

to open (transitive or intransitive)/(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start/to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run/to boil/to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)/(directional complement) away; off/carat (gold)/abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]/abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

kāi, qiān

Bopomofo

ㄎㄞ, ㄑㄧㄢ

Jyutping

hoi1

Example sentences

打開 / 打开 dǎkāi
他打開窗戶，讓新鮮空氣進來。
他打开窗户，让新鲜空气进来。

He opened the window to let fresh air in.

拉 lā
她用力拉門，門才打開。
她用力拉门，门才打开。

She pulled the door hard, and only then did it open.

開 / 开 kāi
他正在學習開車。
他正在学习开车。

He is currently learning how to drive a car.

快 kuài
火車快要開了。
火车快要开了。

The train is about to start.

開始 / 开始 kāishǐ
我們現在開始上課。
我们现在开始上课。

We are starting the class now.

現在 / 现在 xiànzài
我們現在開始上課。
我们现在开始上课。

We are starting class now.

開心 / 开心 kāixīn
今天玩得很開心。
今天玩得很开心。

I had a lot of fun today.

笑 xiào
大家都開心地笑了。
大家都开心地笑了。

Everyone laughed happily.

公開 / 公开 gōngkāi
他決定向大眾公開這個隱藏已久的秘密。
他决定向大众公开这个隐藏已久的秘密。

He decided to reveal this long-hidden secret to the public.

徵求 / 征求 zhēngqiú
公司正在公開徵求新的設計方案。
公司正在公开征求新的设计方案。

The company is publicly soliciting new design proposals.

Example Vocabulary

打開

da3'kai1

to open; to turn on; to unfold

開

kai1

to drive; to open; to start

開始

kai1'shi3

to start; to begin; beginning

開心

kai1'xin1

happy; glad; joyous

開門

kai1'men2

公開

gong1'kai1

public; to make public; to reveal

分開

fen1'kai1

to separate; to part

召開

zhao4'kai1

to convene; to hold (a meeting)

展開

zhan3'kai1

to unfold; to spread; to launch

張開

zhang1'kai1

to open; to spread; to stretch

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