kāi

open; initiate, begin, start

DEFINITIONS

开 kāi
  • to open
  • to start
  • to turn on
  • to boil
  • to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  • to operate (a vehicle)
  • carat (gold)
  • abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]
  • abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format

STROKES

WORDS

死猪不怕水烫 sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom); fig. to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted
比斯湾 bǐ sī kāi wān Bay of Biscay
气动关 qì dòng kāi guān pneumatic switch
气管切术 qì guǎn qiē kāi shù tracheotomy (medicine)
洋浦经济发区 yáng pǔ jīng jì kāi fā qū Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan
温布尔登网球公赛 wēn bù ěr dēng wǎng qiú gōng kāi sài Wimbledon Championships (tennis)
jiàn kāi splash
zhǔ kāi to boil (food)
shāo kāi to boil
狗窦大 gǒu dòu dà kāi dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
膀子 shuǎi kāi bǎng zi to throw off inhibitions; to go all out
shū kāi to disperse
眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
kàn kāi to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up
zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes)
pò kāi to split; to cut open
磨不 mò bù kāi to feel embarrassed
磨得 mó de kāi unembarrassed; without fear of impairing personal relation
yí kāi to move away
管住嘴迈腿 guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)
兰基罗 mǐ kāi lán jī luó Michelangelo (Tw)
精简支 jīng jiǎn kāi zhī to reduce spending; to cut spending
精诚所加,金石为 jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks; With a will, you can achieve anything.
精诚所至,金石为 jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks; With a will, you can achieve anything.
经济协力发机构 jīng jì xié lì kāi fā jī gòu Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); also written 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织[Jing1 ji4 He2 zuo4 yu3 Fa1 zhan3 Zu3 zhi1]