HSK 1 vocabulary › 开
开
开 in English: to open (transitive or intransitive); to start
kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
How to pronounce 开
kāi (without tone marks: kai). kāi is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 开
开 kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
Example sentences with 开
| 爸爸开电脑。 | from My Computer |
| 林安发现，开口说中文没有想象中那么难。 | from New Classmate |
| 先复习卡片，再听一个短故事，最后开口说三句话。 | from Keep Going for Ten Minutes |
Related words
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; beginning | HSK 2 |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave | HSK 3 |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of | HSK 4 |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice | HSK 4 |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | open; overt | HSK 5 |
| 开发 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development) | HSK 5 |
| 开放 | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open | HSK 5 |
| 开幕式 | kāi mù shì | opening ceremony | HSK 5 |
| 开水 | kāi shuǐ | boiled water; boiling water | HSK 5 |
| 展开 | zhǎn kāi | to unfold; to spread out | HSK 5 |