Chinese dictionary
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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?
绝不开口
keep one's mouth shut
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.
鞋带开了。
The shoe lace came undone.
antonym
- 3
v.infmlbegin
开拍
start shooting
开工
start operation
开学
begin a new school year; school begins
开机器
start a machine
synonym
- 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.
synonym
- 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.
开井
dig a well
synonym
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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
开店
open a shop
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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.
开会
hold a meeting
synonym
- 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.
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v.lift (a ban, restriction, etc.)
开荤
break vegetarian fast
开戒
break an abstinence
开斋
resume a meat diet
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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.
开船
sail a ship
synonym
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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.
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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
把你需要的书开个单子。
Make out a list of the books you need.
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v.infmlpay (wages, fares, etc.)
开薪
pay a salary
开工资
pay wages
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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
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measure wordinfmldivision of standard size printing paper
四开纸
4-mo paper
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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
该办法行开了。
This method has become popular.
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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.
音乐一响,大家就跳开了。
As soon as the music began, we started to dance.
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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.
房间太小,我们坐不开。
The room is not big enough to seat all of us.
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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
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measure wordabbrkelvin
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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
- 开发区[word]development area/zone
- 开门[word]open the door; do something in an open-door way
- 开庭[word]call the court to order
- 开学[word]open
- 开幕[word]curtain rises; begin
- 开创[word]initiate
- 开花[word]blossom; explode
- 开设[word]open; offer
- 开业[word]start business; open a private practice
- 开门见山[idiom]come straight to the point
- 开怀畅饮[idiom]carouse to one's heart's content
- 开国元勋[idiom]a founding father of a country
- 开宗明义[idiom]make clear the purpose and theme from the very beginning
- 开天辟地[idiom]a Chinese mythology, the world came into being after Pan Gu separated earth from heaven; dawn of history
- 开诚布公[idiom]be frank and sincere
- 开花结果[idiom]yield positive results; bloom and bear fruit
- 开路先锋[idiom]path-breaker
- 开足马力[idiom]go full steam ahead
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