kāi
to open
to start
to turn on
to boil
to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
to operate (a vehicle)
carat (gold)
abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]
abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
kāi shǐ
to begin
beginning
to start
initial
CL:個|个[ge4]
kāi fàng
to bloom
to open
to be open (to the public)
to open up (to the outside)
to be open-minded
unrestrained by convention
unconstrained in one's sexuality
kāi fā shāng
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
kāi fā
to exploit (a resource)
to open up (for development)
to develop
kāi xīn
to feel happy
to rejoice
to have a great time
to make fun of sb
gōng kāi
public
to publish
to make public
kāi zhǎn
to launch
to develop
to unfold
(of an exhibition etc) to open
dǎ kāi
to open
to show (a ticket)
to turn on
to switch on
lā kāi
to pull open
to pull apart
to space out
to increase
kāi mù
to open (a conference)
to inaugurate
kāi tong
to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc)
open-minded
zhào kāi
to convene (a conference or meeting)
to convoke
to call together
zhǎn kāi
to unfold
to carry out
to be in full swing
to launch
kāi běn
book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16开 format is roughly A4)
abbr. to 開|开[kai1]
bié kāi shēng miàn
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
to break fresh ground
kāi bàn
to open
to start (a business etc)
to set up
kāi pì
to open up
to set up
to establish
kāi xué
foundation of a University or College
school opening
the start of a new term
kāi chuàng
to initiate
to start
to found
kāi jiǎng
to begin a lecture
to start on a story
kāi shè
to offer (goods or services)
to open (for business etc)
kāi kuò
wide
open (spaces)
to open up
kāi dòng
to start
to set in motion
to move
to march
to dig in (eating)
to tuck in (eating)
biàn dì kāi huā
to blossom everywhere
to spring up all over the place
to flourish on a large scale
chǎng kāi
to open wide
unrestrictedly
kāi huái
to one's heart's content
without restraint
piē kāi
to disregard
to leave aside
kāi tuò
to break new ground (for agriculture)
to open up (a new seam)
to develop (border regions)
fig. to open up (new horizons)
kāi liè
to split open
to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
kāi dǎo
to talk sb round
to straighten sth out
to enlighten
kāi shān
to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
to open a monastery
kāi wài
over and above (some amount)
beyond (budget)
kāi zhàn
to start a war
to make war
to battle against
kāi xiāo
to pay (expenses)
expenses
(old) to dismiss (an employee)
kāi huì
to hold a meeting
to attend a meeting
kāi jià
to quote a price
seller's first offer
kāi dāo
(of a surgeon) to perform an operation
(of a patient) to have an operation
to decapitate
to behead
to single out as a point of attack
kāi wèi
to whet the appetite
appetizing
to amuse oneself at sb's expense
to tease
kāi sài
to start a match
the kick-off
kāi cǎi
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
to exploit
to mine
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