开市 (kāi shì) Definition & Meaning - What does 开市 mean in Chinese

1
v.conduct the first transaction to begin a day's business
- kuài shǎng wǔ le wǒ hái méi yǒu kāi shì ne
  快晌午了，我还没有开市呢。
  It's near the noon, I have not conduct the first transaction.
2
v.open the market; (of a shop) reopen after a cessation of business
- jiāo yì suǒ méi yǒu kāi shì
  交易所没有开市。
  The exchange didn't open for trading.
- shāng diàn jié rì hòu kāi shì
  商店节日后开市。
  The shop reopens after the festival.

Separable word
"开" and "市" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 正月初五开了市。
  The market opened on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
- 一般是每周开一次市。
  The market usually opens once a week.
- 现在这一条街上的店铺也都开了市。
  Now the shops on this street are open.

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