kāi

common
verb

Meaning of 开河

开河 means for a river to thaw; (of a river) to melt; to open a waterway; to dig a canal. Pronounced kāi hé.

  • for a river to thaw; (of a river) to melt
  • to open a waterway; to dig a canal

Definitions & Examples

Chūn
tiān
dào
 
Hēi
lóng
Jiāng
jiù
kāi
le
 

As soon as spring arrives, the Heilongjiang River thaws.

Jīn
nián
kāi
wǎng
nián
zǎo
le
bàn
yuè
 

This year, the river thawed half a month earlier than usual.

Kāi
shì
zhòng
yào
de
shí
duàn
 

The river-thawing period is an important time for fishing.