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

fàng kāi to let go; to release
手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo to have free rein (idiom)
chǎng kāi to open wide; unrestrictedly
兒 chǎng kāi r unrestrictedly
sàn kāi to separate; to disperse
qiāo kāi to get sth open by tapping or striking it; (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门) to open the door to ~; to gain access to ~
duàn kāi to break; to sever; to turn off (electric switch)
得勝 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
罐 yì kāi guàn (Tw) pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
復 lǐ kāi fù Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009
慧 yáng kāi huì Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife
花 lè kāi huā to burst with joy
樹上花 shù shàng kāi huā to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
死豬不怕水燙 sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom); fig. to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted
比斯灣 bǐ sī kāi wān Bay of Biscay
氣動關 qì dòng kāi guān pneumatic switch
氣管切術 qì guǎn qiē kāi shù tracheotomy (medicine)
洋浦經濟發區 yáng pǔ jīng jì kāi fā qū Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan
dòng kāi to be wide open
溫布爾登網球公賽 wēn bù ěr dēng wǎng qiú gōng kāi sài Wimbledon Championships (tennis)
gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid); boiling hot; Get out!; Go away!; fuck off (rude)
jiàn kāi splash
zhǔ kāi to boil (food)
shāo kāi to boil
狗竇大 gǒu dòu dà kāi dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)