market opening; start of game
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(of securities, gold, etc.) to open; to begin trading
Primarily used in financial contexts. Can take the -r suffix (开盘儿) in informal speech.
Jīn今
tiān天
gǔ股
shì市
kāi开
pán盘
jiù就
xià下
diē跌
le了
。
The stock market opened with a decline today.
Huáng黄
jīn金
shì市
chǎng场
míng明
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
bā八
diǎn点
kāi开
pán盘
。
The gold market opens at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
gǔ股
piào票
míng明
tiān天
zhèng正
shì式
kāi开
pán盘
jiāo交
yì易
。
This company's stock officially begins trading tomorrow.
verb
(of chess or board games) to begin; to start
Less common than 开局 in modern usage, but still used in traditional contexts.
Wéi围
qí棋
bǐ比
sài赛
shàng上
wǔ午
jiǔ九
diǎn点
kāi开
pán盘
。
The Go match starts at 9 AM.
Liǎng两
wèi位
dà大
shī师
kāi开
pán盘
bù不
jiǔ久
jiù就
zhǎn展
kāi开
le了
jī激
liè烈
de的
gōng攻
fáng防
。
The two masters engaged in fierce attack and defense shortly after the game began.
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Zhè这
pán盘
qí棋
kāi开
pán盘
bù不
lì利
，
dàn但
tā他
hòu后
lái来
nì逆
zhuǎn转
le了
jú局
shì势
。
This game started unfavorably, but he later reversed the situation.