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Trad. 開
- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- (directional complement) away; off
- carat (gold)
- abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]
- abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
Trad. 開車
- to drive a car (or train etc)
- (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
Trad. 開通
- to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
Trad. 開動
- to start
- to set in motion
- to move
- to march
- to dig in (eating)
- to tuck in (eating)
Trad. 開鍋
- to season a wok
- to take the lid off a pot
- (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil
- (fig.) to become rowdy
Trad. 長開
- to grow into one's looks; (of a young person) to develop more attractive facial features as one grows older
Trad. 開啟
- to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
- (computing) to enable (a feature)
- (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate
- to open (sth that has been sealed)
Trad. 開城
- Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
Trad. 開間
- unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3]
- width of a room
- (architecture) bay
Trad. 開關
- power switch
- gas valve
- to open the city (or frontier) gate
- to open and close
- to switch on and off
Trad. 撐開
- to stretch taut
- to open (an umbrella)
- to hold (a bag etc) open
- to prop open
Trad. 開陽
- Mizar; Zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
- see 開陽縣|开阳县[Kai1 yang2 Xian4]
Trad. 開學
- (of a student) to start school
- (of a semester) to begin
- (old) to found a school
- the start of a new term
Trad. 開黑
- (slang) (online gaming) to team up with friends in a coordinated private group (黑[hei1] indicates private, team-only chat)
Trad. 開局
- opening (chess etc)
- early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
Trad. 開工
- to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
- to start a construction job
Trad. 開市
- (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading
- to make the first transaction of the day
Trad. 挪開
- to move (sth) aside
- to step aside
- to move over (when sitting on a bench)
- to shift (one's gaze)
Trad. 開戒
- to end abstinence
- to resume (drinking) after a break
- to break (a taboo)
Trad. 開打
- (of a sports competition or match) to commence
- (of a war or battle) to break out
- to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera)
- to brawl
- to come to blows
Trad. 開拍
- to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)
- to start the bidding (auction)
- to start a trading session (stock market)
Trad. 開拓
- to break new ground (for agriculture)
- to open up (a new seam)
- to develop (border regions)
- fig. to open up (new horizons)
Trad. 開拔
- to set out (of troops)
- departure
- start date (of military expedition)
Trad. 開掘
- to dig; to excavate
- (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings
Trad. 開掛
- to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kai1 wai4 gua4])
- (coll.) unbelievably good
Trad. 開採
- to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
- to exploit
- to mine
Trad. 開播
- (agriculture) to begin sowing
- (of a radio or TV station) to start broadcasting
- (of a radio or TV station) to start to air (a program)
Trad. 開支
- expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4])
- to spend money
- (coll.) to pay wages
Trad. 開放
- to bloom
- to open
- to be open (to the public)
- to open up (to the outside)
- to be open-minded
- unrestrained by convention
- unconstrained in one's sexuality
Trad. 開方
- (medicine) to write out a prescription
- (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity
Trad. 擰開
- to unscrew
- to twist off (a lid)
- to turn on (a faucet)
- to switch on (by turning a knob)
- to turn (a door handle)
- to wrench apart
Trad. 開服
- to start the servers (for an online game, typically after the system has been shut down for maintenance, upgrade etc)
Trad. 開朗
- spacious and well-lit
- open and clear
- (of character) optimistic
- cheerful
- carefree
Trad. 開本
- book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shi2 liu4 kai1] is roughly A4) (abbr. to 開|开[kai1])
Trad. 開杆
- (of a snooker competition or golf tournament) to start; to kick off
Trad. 開機
- to start an engine
- to boot up (a computer)
- to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
- to begin shooting a film or TV show
Trad. 敲開
- to get sth open by tapping or striking it
- (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~
- to gain access to ~
Trad. 開源
- to establish additional sources of revenue
- (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3])
Trad. 想開
- to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
- to accept the situation and move on
Trad. 開火
- to open fire; to start shooting
- to light the flame (for cooking)
Trad. 化開
- to spread out after being diluted or melted
- to dissolve into a liquid
Trad. 開球
- open ball (math.)
- to start a ball game
- to kick off (soccer)
- to tee off (golf)
Trad. 開發
- to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
Trad. 另開
- to break up
- to divide property and live apart
- to start on a new (path)
Trad. 滾開
- (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot
- (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off!
Trad. 開票
- to open ballot boxes
- to count votes
- to make out a voucher or invoice etc
- to write out a receipt
Trad. 開竅
- to get it straight
- to start to understand things properly
- enlightenment dawns