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

nán kāi Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
吃不 chī bu kāi be unpopular; won't work
liāo kai to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside
得胜 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move
笑逐颜 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure; all smiles; joy written across one's face
斯特 lán kāi sī tè Lancaster
小灶 kāi xiǎo zào to give preferential treatment; to give special attention
讲 kāi jiǎng to begin a lecture; to start on a story
半公 bàn gōng kāi semiovert; more or less open
duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
肉绽 pí kāi ròu zhàn flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
继往来 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
tuō kāi to withdraw
铁树花 tiě shù kāi huā lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom); a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
票 kāi piào to open ballot boxes; to count votes; to make out a voucher or invoice etc; to write out a receipt
远 kāi yuǎn Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
金 kāi jīn carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)
生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path; to break fresh ground
花 lè kāi huā to burst with joy
遍地花 biàn dì kāi huā to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
chóng kāi to reopen
倒车 kāi dào chē to drive in reverse; fig. to take a backward step; retrogressive; trying to turn the clock back
卷 kāi juàn to open a book; open-book (exam)
堂 kāi táng to open a law court; to set up a mourning hall
幕词 kāi mù cí opening speech (at a conference)