开

kāi

Other characters with the syllable kai: see all 4 →

Meaning

to open (transitive or intransitive)
(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run

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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

Example

你用什么打开的？

What did you open it with?

From 打开 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 开

打开dǎkāito openHSK 1 开车kāichēto drive a car (or train etc)HSK 1 开会kāihuìto hold a meetingHSK 1 开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to jokeHSK 1 分开fēnkāito separateHSK 2 开机kāijīto start an engineHSK 2 开心kāixīnto feel happyHSK 2 开学kāixué(of a student) to start schoolHSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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