Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.open; switch on
门开了。
The door opened.
开灯。
Turn on the light.
图书馆几点开？
What time does the library open?
antonym
- 2
v.open out; come loose
菊花在秋季开。
Chrysanthemums put forth flowers in autumn.
推开门
push the door open
花全开了。
The flowers all bloomed.
antonym
- 3
v.infmlbegin
开拍
start shooting
开工
start operation
开学
begin a new school year; school begins
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- 4
v.boil
把水烧开。
Boil the water.
牛奶开了。
The milk is boiling.
水达到100度就会开。
Water boils when it reaches 100 degrees.
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- 5
v.infmlopen up; reclaim
这片田野今年开了水稻田。
The field has developed paddy fields this year.
老鼠在田里开了洞。
Rats have burrowed in the field.
墙上开了个门。
A door was made in the wall.
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- 6
v.infmlset up; run; start
开茶馆
run a teahouse
新开了一个剧院。
A new theatre has been opened.
开医院
open a hospital
- 7
v.infmlhold (a meeting, an exhibition, etc.)
全体大会在五月开。
The general convention will be held in May.
展览开了一个月。
The exhibition opened for a month.
会议开得非常成功。
The meeting was a great success.
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- 8
v.dialbe fired from one's job; fire (an employee)
在过去，资本家能随便开掉我们工人。
In the past, the capitalists could sack us workers any time they wanted.
这个员工被开了。
The employee was fired.
公司开了一大批员工。
The company has a large number of employees.
- 9
v.lift (a ban, restriction, etc.)
开荤
break vegetarian fast
开戒
break an abstinence
开斋
resume a meat diet
- 10
v.infml(of machines, vehicles, etc.) drive; operate
火车什么时候开？
When does the train start?
校车快开了。
The school bus is about to start.
公共汽车开过站了。
The bus drove past the stop.
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- 11
v.infml(of troops, etc.) set out
队伍开走了。
The detachment set off.
昨天开来两团人。
Two regiments arrived yesterday.
他们正往前线开去。
They are moving to the front.
- 12
v.infmlwrite out; make a list of
开发票
write a receipt
开支票
write a cheque
开名单
make a list of names
- 13
v.infmlpay (wages, fares, etc.)
开薪
pay a salary
开工资
pay wages
- 14
v.infml(used to express a ratio between two things considered as parts of a whole which is 10) divide into
三七开
a seventy-thirty ratio
- 15
measure wordinfmldivision of standard size printing paper
四开纸
4-mo paper
- 16
v.infml(indicating spreading)
流感迅速蔓延开了。
The flu spread quickly.
这支歌流行开了。
The song has become very popular.
传开
spread
- 17
v.infml(indicating the beginning and continuation of an action)
唱开
begin to sing
他吓得哆嗦开了。
He began to shiver with fear.
天气冷开了。
The weather has got colder.
- 18
v.infml(indicating capacity)
这张大床，三个孩子也睡开了。
This bed is large enough for three children.
地方很大，大家睡得开。
It's a large area so there's room for everyone to sleep.
屋里能摆开两张床。
The room is big enough to hold two beds.
- 19
measure wordcarat
纯金为24开。
Absolute purity is taken as 24 carats.
开为黄金纯度单位。
Carat is the unit of measurement of the purity of gold.
十四开金的笔尖
14-carat gold pen nib
- 20
measure wordabbrkelvin
- 21
v.(of a frozen river) thaw out
开冻
thaw
等河开了坐船走
go by ferry when the river has unfrozen
Words and phrases with 开
- 开挖[word]excavate; start to dig
- 开工[word]go into production; come under construction
- 开眼[word]broaden one's mind
- 开动[word]start; march
- 开场[word]begin
- 开车[word]start; start a machine
- 开心[word]happy; amuse oneself at one's expense
- 开采[word]mine
- 开学[word]open
- 开门见山[idiom]come straight to the point
- 开怀畅饮[idiom]carouse to one's heart's content
- 开路先锋[idiom]path-breaker
- 开诚布公[idiom]be frank and sincere
- 开花结果[idiom]yield positive results; bloom and bear fruit
- 开宗明义[idiom]make clear the purpose and theme from the very beginning
- 开源节流[idiom]increase income and reduce expenditure
- 开天辟地[idiom]a Chinese mythology, the world came into being after Pan Gu separated earth from heaven; dawn of history
- 开国元勋[idiom]a founding father of a country
Word usage
- NoteWhen used after a verb to indicate separation or departure, "开" can be read in the neutral tone.
Chinese Characters with pinyin kāi
- 揩wipe