開U+958B12 STROKES
Entry·pron. kāi
ㄎㄞ
“To open or unfasten; to start or begin; to operate a vehicle or machine; to turn on; to write out; to bloom; to boil; to launch; to discover.”
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- 開始ㄎㄞ ㄕˇto begin; to start; beginning; initial; to set about; to get underway
- 離開ㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄞto leave; to depart; to go away from a place or person.
- 開放ㄎㄞ ㄈㄤˋto open; to make accessible to the public; to liberalize restrictions; to bloom; to be open-minded; sexually uninhibited
- 開發ㄎㄞ ㄈㄚto develop; to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to pay; to spend money
- 公開ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞopen; not hidden; public; to make public; to release; to disclose
- 開心ㄎㄞ ㄒㄧㄣhappy; glad; joyful; to have a great time; to make fun of someone; to open one's heart to others; to enlighten the mind
- 展開ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞto unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out
- 打開ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞto open; to turn on; to unfold; to reveal; to break a deadlock
- 召開ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞto convene; to call together; to hold (a meeting, conference, or session).
- 開車ㄎㄞ ㄔㄜto drive a car or vehicle; to start a vehicle; (slang, mainland) to post sexual content online or make a sexual joke
- 開幕ㄎㄞ ㄇㄨˋto open (a conference, event, or ceremony); to inaugurate; the start or beginning of something; (Taiwan) the opening of a play or show when the curtain rises.
- 開口ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇto open one's mouth; to start speaking; to begin talking; to eat or drink; to develop a crack or opening; to sharpen a blade.
- 開啟ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇto open; to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey, etc.); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate
- 開會ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting; to convene for discussion
- 開設ㄎㄞ ㄕㄜˋto open for business; to set up; to establish (a shop, school, etc).
- 開玩笑ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋto joke; to kid; to make fun of someone; to not be serious; to treat something lightly
- 開出ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨto issue or write out (a check, invoice, etc.); to dispatch or send out (a vehicle, ship, etc.); to bloom or open (flowers); to drive out or leave (a place).
- 開展ㄎㄞ ㄓㄢˇto launch; to develop; to unfold; to open (an exhibition, event, etc.); to broaden or expand (scope, influence).
- 避開ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄞto avoid; to evade; to keep away from; to steer clear of
- 開辦ㄎㄞ ㄅㄢˋto open; to start a business or institution; to set up; to establish
- 分開ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞto separate; to part; to go different ways; to split up
- 開刀ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ(of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack
- 開花ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚto bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to flourish; (fig.) to burst open; (fig.) to spring up everywhere
- 開創ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨㄤˋto initiate; to start; to found; to pioneer
- 開門ㄎㄞ ㄇㄣˊto open a door; to start a business for the day; to begin operations
- 開拓ㄎㄞ ㄊㄨㄛˋto open up new land or territory; to pioneer; to develop new fields or markets; to break new ground.
- 解開ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄞto untie; to undo; to unfasten; to solve (a mystery or puzzle).
- 張開ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞto open up; to spread; to extend; to separate or open something that was closed or folded
- 拉開ㄌㄚ ˙ㄎㄞto pull open; to pull apart; to separate; to space out; to increase
- 開學ㄎㄞ ㄒㄩㄝˊthe start of a new term; (of a student) to start school; (old) to found a school
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