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

齋 dà kāi zhāi see 開齋節|开斋节[Kai1 zhai1 jie2]
天安門了 tiān ān mén kāi le pants fly is down; the barn door is open
封閉性局 fēng bì xìng kāi jú Closed Game; Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess); same as 雙后前兵開局|双后前兵开局
fēng kāi Fengkai county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
縣 fēng kāi xiàn Fengkai county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
心 xún kāi xīn to make fun of; to seek diversion
duì kāi running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
xiǎo kāi (dialect) boss's son; rich man's son; young master
zhǎn kāi to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch
圖 zhǎn kāi tú expansion plan; development graph
chà kāi to diverge; to branch off the road; to change (the subject)
左右弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); fig. to display ambidexterity; to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession; to use both feet equally (football)
帝王切 dì wáng qiē kāi Cesarean section
言路 guǎng kāi yán lù to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
zhāng kāi to open up; to spread; to extend
從零始 cóng líng kāi shǐ to start from scratch
微擾展 wēi rǎo zhǎn kāi perturbative expansion (physics)
心胸闊 xīn xiōng kāi kuò broad-minded; open-minded
情竇初 qíng dòu chū kāi first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
想不 xiǎng bu kāi cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles
想得 xiǎng de kāi to not take to heart; to be free of worried thoughts; to adopt a lighthearted perspective; lighthearted
xiǎng kāi to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on
bā kāi to pry open or apart; to spread (sth) open with both hands
dǎ kāi to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
天窗說亮話 dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà not to mince words; not to beat about the bush