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

shuǎi kāi to shake off; to get rid of
膀子 shuǎi kāi bǎng zi to throw off inhibitions; to go all out
異想天 yì xiǎng tiān kāi to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
shū kāi to disperse
水 bái kāi shuǐ plain boiled water
肉綻 pí kāi ròu zhàn flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
shèng kāi blooming; in full flower
眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles
kàn kāi to come to accept an unpleasant fact; to get over sth; to cheer up
zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes)
pò kāi to split; to cut open
磨不 mò bù kāi to feel embarrassed
磨得 mó de kāi unembarrassed; without fear of impairing personal relation
yí kāi to move away
笑逐顏 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure; all smiles; joy written across one's face
管住嘴邁腿 guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)
朗基羅 mǐ kāi lǎng jī luó Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Renaissance painter and sculptor
蘭基羅 mǐ kāi lán jī luó Michelangelo (Tw)
精簡支 jīng jiǎn kāi zhī to reduce spending; to cut spending
精誠所加,金石為 jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks; With a will, you can achieve anything.
精誠所至,金石為 jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks; With a will, you can achieve anything.
經濟協力發機構 jīng jì xié lì kāi fā jī gòu Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); also written 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织[Jing1 ji4 He2 zuo4 yu3 Fa1 zhan3 Zu3 zhi1]
一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
三面 wǎng kāi sān miàn to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
zhàn kāi to burst forth