kāi

open; initiate, begin, start

DEFINITIONS

開 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

WORDS

平市 kāi píng shì Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
店 kāi diàn to open shop
庭 kāi tíng to begin a (judicial) court session
弓不放箭 kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom); fig. to bluff; to be all talk and no action; false bravado
弓沒有回頭箭 kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back; to have to finish what one started; to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
弔 kāi diào to hold memorial service; to hold a funeral
張 kāi zhāng to open a business; first transaction of a business day
往 kāi wǎng (of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
後門 kāi hòu mén to open the back door; fig. under the counter; to do a secret or dishonest deal; to let sth in by the back door
徵 kāi zhēng to start collecting taxes
心 kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
心果 kāi xīn guǒ pistachio nuts; fig. amusing person
心顏 kāi xīn yán to rejoice; smiling
快車 kāi kuài chē an express train sets off; fig. to work in haste; to rush
恩 kāi ēn to give a favor (used of Christian God)
悟 kāi wù to become enlightened (Buddhism)
懷 kāi huái to one's heart's content; without restraint
戒 kāi jiè to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)
戰 kāi zhàn to start a war; to make war; to battle against
戲 kāi xì to start an opera
戶 kāi hù to open an account (bank etc)
房間 kāi fáng jiān to take a hotel room; to rent a room
打 kāi dǎ (of a sports competition or match) to commence; (of a war or battle) to break out; to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera); to brawl; to come to blows
拍 kāi pāi to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
拓 kāi tuò to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)