( 说话 ) speak ⇒ 开会时她一直没开口。 Kāihùi shí tā yīzhí méi kāikǒu. → She didn't open her mouth during the meeting.
开国
found a state
开场
start
开垦
reclaim
开头
begin ( pt began ) , pp begun
开奖
announce the winner
开始
start, begin ⇒ 他明天开始上班。 Tā míngtiān kāishǐ shàngbān. → He'll start work tomorrow.
开导
talk ... round ⇒ 经朋友们开导,她终于想通了。 Jīng péngyoumen kāidǎo, tā zhōngyú xiǎngtōng le. → Her friends talked her round and finally she agreed.
开局
start
开展
launch ⇒ 他们为灾区开展募捐活动。 Tāmen wèi zāiqū kāizhǎn mùjuān huódòng. → They launched a campaign to get donations for the disaster area.
开工
( 指工厂 ) go into operation ( pt went ) , pp gone
开幕
( 指演出 ) start
开庭
convene ⇒ 明天法庭要开庭审理那宗杀人案。 Míngtiān fǎtíng yào kāitíng shěnlǐ nà zōng shārén'àn. → The court is convening tomorrow to hear the murder case.
开张
( 开业 ) open a business
开心
happy ⇒ 不开心 bù kāixīn → unhappy ⇒ 他们玩得开心极了。 Tāmen wán de kāixīn jí le. → They had a lot of fun.
开怀
happy ⇒ 乐开怀 lè kāihuái → be extremely happy ⇒ 宴会上,大家开怀畅饮。 Yànhuì shang, dàjiā kāihuái chàngyǐn. → At the dinner party everyone drank to their heart's content.
开户
open an account ⇒ 我要在另一家银行开户。 Wǒ yào zài lìng yī jiā yínháng kāihù. → I'm going to open an account with another bank.
开拓
( 开辟 ) open ... up ⇒ 开拓新市场 kāituò xīn shìchǎng → open up new markets
开支
( 支付 ) spend ( pt , pp spent ) ⇒ 她从不乱开支。 Tā cóngbù luàn kāizhī. → She never spends extravagantly. ⇒ 我们要节约开支。 Wǒmen yào jiéyuē kāizhī. → We should cut down on expenses.
开放
( 展开 ) bloom
开明
enlightened
开朗
( 指空间 ) open
开本
⇒ 这本杂志是8开本的。 Zhè běn zázhì shì bā kāiběn de. → This magazine is in octavo format.
开水
boiling water
开火
( 进攻 ) open fire
开眼
open one's eyes ⇒ 这次旅游让我们对地方风情开了眼。 Zhè cì lǚyóu ràng wǒmen duì dìfāng fēngqíng kāile yǎn. → The trip opened our eyes to local customs. ⇒ 义务劳动可真叫人开眼。 Yìwù láodòng kě zhēn jiào rén kāiyǎn. → Voluntary work is a real eye-opener.
开禁
lift a ban ⇒ 那部电影终于开禁了。 Nà bù diànyǐng zhōngyú kāijìn le. → At last the ban on that film has been lifted.
开窍
( 指思想 ) get it straight ⇒ 无论我怎么说,她就是不开窍。 Wúlùn wǒ zěnme shuō, tā jiùshì bù kāiqiào. → No matter how often I explained, she couldn't get it straight.
开端
beginning
开脱
shake ... off ( pt shook ) , pp shaken ⇒ 他尽力为自己开脱罪责。 Tā jìnlì wèi zìjǐ kāituō zuìzé. → He did everything he could to shake off the guilt.
开花
( 开放 ) flower ⇒ 茉莉开了花。 Mòlì kāile huā. → The jasmine is in flower.
开设
set ... up ( pt , pp set ) ⇒ 开设工厂 kāishè gōngchǎng → set up a factory
开课
( 开学 ) start
开路
( 开辟道路 ) open up a path ⇒ 我们开了一条穿山路。 Wǒmen kāile yī tiáo chuānshānlù. → We opened up a path through the mountains.
开辟
( 开通 ) open ... up
English translation of '开'
开 (開)
(kāi)
动
(= 打开) open
⇒ 开门 (kāimén) open the door
(银行、商店) be open
⇒ 银行开了。 (Yínháng kāi le.) The bank is open.
(= 绽放) bloom
⇒ 菊花开了。 (Júhuā kāi le.) The chrysanthemums are in bloom.
(= 松开) come undone (pt came) (pp come)
⇒ 信封开了。 (Xìnfēng kāi le.) The envelope has come unstuck.
⇒ 扣子开了。 (Kòuzi kāi le.) The buttons have come undone.
(= 驾驶) drive (pt drove) (pp driven)
⇒ 开汽车 (kāi qìchē) drive a car
⇒ 开飞机 (kāi fēijī) fly a plane
(= 办) open ... up (pt ran) (pp run)
⇒ 开书店 (kāi shūdiàn) open up a bookstore
⇒ 开公司 (kāi gōngsī) start up a business
(= 开始) start
⇒ 开课 (kāikè) give a course
⇒ 开学 (kāixué) start school
⇒ 开演 (kāiyǎn) start the show
(= 举行) hold (pt, pp held)
⇒ 开会 (kāihuì) have a meeting
(= 写出) write ... out (pt wrote) (pp written)
⇒ 开药方 (kāi yàofāng) write out a prescription
⇒ 开支票 (kāi zhīpiào) write out a cheque
⇒ 开发票 (kāi fāpiào) write out a receipt
[灯、电器、煤气]turn on
⇒ 开灯 (kāi dēng) turn on the light
(= 沸腾) boil
⇒ 水刚开。 (Shuǐ gāng kāi.) The water was just boiled.
[饭]serve
⇒ 开饭了。 (Kāifàn le.) Dinner is ready.
(指比例) be in a ratio of
⇒ 三七开 (sānqī kāi) be in a ratio of three to seven
量
(出版, = 开本)
⇒ 这个本子是4开的。 (Zhège běnzi shì sì kāi de.) This book is in quarto format.