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

动 kāi dòng to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating)
张 kāi zhāng to open a business; first transaction of a business day
关 kāi guān power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off
pāo kāi to throw out; to get rid of
jiē kāi to uncover; to open
sàn kāi to separate; to disperse
胃 kāi wèi to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease
nuó kāi to move (sth) aside; to step aside; to move over (when sitting on a bench); to shift (one's gaze)
端 kāi duān start; beginning
业 kāi yè to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)
诚布公 kāi chéng bù gōng variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]; lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded; plain speaking; Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.; to put one's cards on the table
tuī kāi to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline
价 kāi jià to quote a price; seller's first offer
chāi kāi to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick
离不 lí bu kāi inseparable; inevitably linked to
liè kāi to split open
销 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
学 kāi xué foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term
创 kāi chuàng to initiate; to start; to found
饭 kāi fàn to serve a meal
门见山 kāi mén jiàn shān lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
机 kāi jī to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show
场白 kāi chǎng bái prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
脱 kāi tuō to exculpate; to absolve; to exonerate
花 kāi huā to bloom; to blossom; to flower; fig. to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out