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

門見山 kāi mén jiàn shān lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
閉幕式 kāi bì mù shì opening and closing ceremonies
間 kāi jiān alcove; bay in a room; unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters
闊 kāi kuò wide; open (spaces); to open up
關 kāi guān power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off
闢 kāi pì to open up; to set up; to establish
闢者 kāi pì zhě pioneer; groundbreaker
除 kāi chú to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
除學籍 kāi chú xué jí to expel from school
除黨籍 kāi chú dǎng jí to expel from the Party
陽 kāi yáng zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper; Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
陽縣 kāi yáng xiàn Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
集 kāi jí open set (math.)
霽 kāi jì to clear up (of weather)
革 kāi gé to fire; to discharge
頭 kāi tóu beginning; to start
顏 kāi yán to smile; to beam
飯 kāi fàn to serve a meal
高叉 kāi gāo chā slit dress
魯 kāi lǔ Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
魯縣 kāi lǔ xiàn Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
麥拉 kāi mài lā camera (loanword)
黑店 kāi hēi diàn lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery
齋 kāi zhāi to stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast
齋節 kāi zhāi jié Eid al-Fitr or Feast of Breaking the Fast, celebrated on the last day of Ramadan