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

發銀行 kāi fā yín háng development bank
皌 kāi mò to receive condolences
盤 kāi pán to commence trading (stock market)
盤匯率 kāi pán huì lǜ opening exchange rate
眼 kāi yǎn to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons
眼界 kāi yǎn jiè broaden, expand one's horizons
砲 kāi pào to open fire
礦 kāi kuàng to mine; to open a seam
示 kāi shì to instruct (novices); to preach; to teach; to reveal
票 kāi piào to open ballot boxes; to count votes; to make out a voucher or invoice etc; to write out a receipt
禁 kāi jìn to lift a ban; to lift a curfew
福 kāi fú Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
福區 kāi fú qū Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
竅 kāi qiào to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns
立 kāi lì to found or start
站 kāi zhàn to put a new bus or railway station into operation
端 kāi duān start; beginning
筆 kāi bǐ to start learning as a poet; to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
筵 kāi yán to host a banquet
箱 kāi xiāng unboxing; to unbox
篇 kāi piān start of literary work; opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2]
紅盤 kāi hóng pán (of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year; (of a business) to be profitable; (of a stock market) to rise; (sport) to win one's first match of a competition
綠燈 kāi lǜ dēng to give the green light; to give the go-ahead
綻 kāi zhàn to come unsewn
線 kāi xiàn to come unsewn; to split at the seam