·kāi

开

HSK 1Character · Verb suffixTraditional開

directional verb suffix

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

4 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb suffix

to separate; to move away

Indicates movement away from a point or separation of objects.

Tā他
lā拉
kāi开
le了
chuāng窗
lián帘
 ,
ràng让
yáng阳
guāng光
zhào照
jìn进
fáng房
jiān间
 。

He pulled back the curtain to let sunlight shine into the room.

Tīng听
dào到
jǐng警
bào报
shēng声
 ,
dà大
jiā家
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
duǒ躲
kāi开
le了
wēi危
xiǎn险
qū区
yù域
 。

Hearing the alarm, everyone quickly moved away from the dangerous area.

Show 1 more example
Qǐng请
bǎ把
mén门
tuī推
kāi开
 ,
ràng让
kōng空
qì气
liú流
tōng通
yī一
xià下
 。

Please push the door open to let some air circulate.

2.

verb suffix

to fit; to hold

Indicates that a space has enough room for people or objects.

Zhè这
ge个
wū屋
zi子
tài太
xiǎo小
le了
 ,
shí十
ge个
rén人
gēn根
běn本
zuò坐
bù不
kāi开
 。

This room is too small, ten people can't possibly fit inside.

Zhè这
zhāng张
dà大
chuáng床
shuì睡
sān三
ge个
hái孩
zi子
yě也
kāi开
 。

This large bed can fit three children comfortably.

3.

verb suffix

to spread; to expand

Indicates that information or an event spreads over a wider area.

Chūn春
jié节
de的
xǐ喜
xùn讯
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
chuán传
kāi开
le了
zhěng整
ge个
cūn村
zi子
 。

The good news about the Spring Festival spread quickly across the entire village.

Zhè这
ge个
liú流
xíng行
de的
wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
dòng动
zuò作
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
chuán传
kāi开
le了
quán全
guó国
 。

This popular dance move spread quickly across the entire country.

4.

verb suffix

to start and continue

Indicates the start and continuation of an action or state.

Xià下
le了
liǎng两
tiān天
yǔ雨
 ,
tiān天
qì气
jiù就
lěng冷
kāi开
le了
 。

After two days of rain, the weather started to get cold and stayed that way.

Tiān天
hái还
méi没
liàng亮
 ,
dà大
jiā家
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
gàn干
kāi开
le了
 。

Before dawn, everyone started working and kept going.