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开 张

Level:

NHSK 789－2 SW HSK 3 HYJC6

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1
v.open a business; begin doing business; make the first transaction of the day
- shāng diàn réng méi kāi zhāng
  商店仍没开张。
  The shop did not open yet.
- bǎi huò gōng sī jīn tiān kāi zhāng
  百货公司今天开张。
  Department store is opening today.
- zhè jiā yào pù kāi zhāng yī bǎi duō nián le
  这家药铺开张一百多年了。
  This medicine shop has been open for over a hundred years.
antonym
tíng yè停业 guān zhāng关张
2
adj.fmlopen; enlightened; vast and open
- kāi zhāng qì shì
  开张气势
  be vast and grand

Separable word
"开" and "张" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 那家饭店是昨天开的张。
  It was yesterday that the hotel opened.
- 商场今年开不了张了。
  The shopping mall cannot begin doing business this year.
- 我们今天还没开过张呢。
  We haven't made any deal today.

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