kāi

开心

Word · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional開

to open; to start; to depart; to separate

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

6 senses · 14 examples
1.

verb

to open; to unfasten

Used for doors, windows, boxes, and starting engines or machinery.

Qǐng请
kāi开
mén门
 。

Please open the door.

Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
bā八
diǎn点
kāi开
diàn电
nǎo脑
 。

I turn on the computer at eight o'clock every day.

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Tā他
kāi开
píng瓶
hóng红
jiǔ酒
 。

He opened a bottle of red wine.

2.

verb

to start; to begin; to set up

Used for initiating actions, events, or establishing businesses, meetings, etc.

Huì会
yì议
kuài快
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
 。

The meeting is about to start.

Tā他
dǎ打
suàn算
kāi开
yī一
jiā家
xīn新
gōng公
sī司
 。

He plans to start a new company.

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Xué学
xiào校
míng明
tiān天
kāi开
xué学
 。

School starts tomorrow.

3.

verb

to drive; to operate (a vehicle)

Specifically refers to driving cars, buses, trains, etc.

Tā他
huì会
kāi开
qì汽
chē车
 。

He knows how to drive a car.

Bà爸
ba爸
měi每
tiān天
kāi开
chē车
shàng上
bān班
 。

Dad drives to work every day.

4.

verb

to hold; to convene (a meeting, exhibition, etc.)

Used for organized events like conferences, parties, or shows.

Xià下
gè个
yuè月
zhè这
lǐ里
kāi开
yùn运
dòng动
huì会
 。

A sports meet will be held here next month.

Měi美
shù术
guǎn馆
zhèng正
zài在
kāi开
huà画
zhǎn展
 。

The art museum is holding a painting exhibition.

5.

verb

to boil (water)

Primarily for heating water or other liquids until they bubble.

Shuǐ水
kāi开
le了
 。

The water is boiling.

Wǒ我
qù去
kāi开
hú壶
shuǐ水
pào泡
chá茶
 。

I'll go boil some water to make tea.

6.

adjective

open; not closed

Describes the state of something being accessible or not shut.

Shāng商
diàn店
èr2
shí4
sì小
xiǎo时
shí开
 。

The store is open 24 hours.

Huā花
dōu都
kāi开
le了
 。

All the flowers have bloomed.