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开 (kāi): to open

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HSK 1verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to open
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 4
Radical: 廾
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

to open (transitive or intransitive)
(of ships
to open
to start
to drive
to hold (a meeting)
to write (a prescription, check)
to boil

Chinese explanation

打开，使关闭的东西不再关闭，如开门、开窗
开始，如开始、开学
举行，如开会、开车
使运转，如开灯、开机器。

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Example sentences

Please open the window.

He drives to work every day.

We have a meeting tomorrow morning.

She plans to open a coffee shop in the city.

The water is boiling; we can make tea.

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