kāi qiào

开 窍

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SW HSK 6 NPCR6

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1
v.metabegin to understand; be enlightened
- zhè rén zhēn bù kāi qiào
  这人真不开窍！
  This person just doesn't get it!
- nǐ kě suàn kāi qiào le
  你可算开窍了。
  You've pretty much got it.
- tā yǒu diǎn nǎo zi bù kāi qiào
  他有点脑子不开窍。
  He's one sandwich short of a picnic.
synonym
xǐng wù醒悟 dùn wù顿悟
antonym
bì sè闭塞
2
v.(of a child) begin to know things; become more sensible
- hái zi sān suì le màn màn kāi qiào le
  孩子三岁了，慢慢开窍了。
  The child is three now, and is slowly starting to grow up.
- nán dào nǐ bù néng xià gōng fu ràng nà ge bèn hái zi kāi qiào
  难道你不能下工夫让那个笨孩子开窍？
  Can't you knock some sense, into that stupid boy's head?
- zhè hái zi zǒng suàn kāi qiào le
  这孩子总算开窍了。
  This child begins to know things finally.
synonym
dǒng shì懂事
3
v.inducing resuscitation; regain consciousness; therapy for waking up a patient from unconsciousness
- kāi qiào tōng shén
  开窍通神。
  Induce resuscitation.
4
v.dial(satirical) open one's eyes; broaden one's mind
- dà xíng wǎng luò qǐ yè sì hū kāi qiào de yǒu diǎn màn
  大型网络企业似乎开窍得有点慢。
  The big players have been slow to catch on.

Separable word
"开" and "窍" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他终于开了窍。
  He finally began to understand.
- 他是什么时候开的窍？
  When did he begin to understand?
- 这孩子为什么一直开不了窍?
  Why can't the kid be enlightened?

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