kāi

to open

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この漢字を含む単語

kāi HSK 1
to open (transitive or intransitive)
开车 kāichē HSK 1
开车
打开 dǎkāi HSK 2
打开
开始 kāi shǐ HSK 2
to begin
开学 kāixué HSK 2
开学
分开 fēnkāi HSK 3
分开
开花 kāihuā HSK 3
开花
开会 kāihuì HSK 3
开会
开机 kāijī HSK 3
开机
离开 lí kāi HSK 3
to depart; to leave
开玩笑 kāi wán xiào HSK 4
to play a joke
公开 gōng kāi HSK 5
open; overt; public
开发 kāi fā HSK 5
to exploit (a resource)
开放 kāi fàng HSK 5
to bloom
开幕 kāimù HSK 5
开幕
开通 kāitōng HSK 5
开通
开心 kāi xīn HSK 5
to feel happy
开业 kāiyè HSK 5
开业
展开 zhǎn kāi HSK 5
to unfold; to spread out; to open up
召开 zhào kāi HSK 5
to convene (a conference or meeting)
开幕式 kāi mù shì HSK 5
opening ceremony
敞开 chǎng kāi HSK 6
to open wide
开采 kāi cǎi HSK 6
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
开除 kāi chú HSK 6
to expel (a member of an organization)
开创 kāichuàng HSK 6
开创
开关 kāiguān HSK 6
开关
开阔 kāi kuò HSK 6
wide
开朗 kāi lǎng HSK 6
spacious and well-lit
开明 kāi míng HSK 6
enlightened
开辟 kāi pì HSK 6
to open up
开启 kāiqǐ HSK 6
开启
开设 kāishè HSK 6
开设
开水 kāi shuǐ HSK 6
boiled water
开拓 kāi tuò HSK 6
to break new ground (for agriculture)
开头 kāitóu HSK 6
开头
开展 kāi zhǎn HSK 6
to launch
开支 kāi zhī HSK 6
expenditures
盛开 shèng kāi HSK 6
blooming
继往开来 jì wǎng kāi lái HSK 6
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical
开办 kāibàn HSK 7
开办
开场 kāichǎng HSK 7
开场
开动 kāidòng HSK 7
开动
开工 kāigōng HSK 7
开工
开垦 kāikěn HSK 7
开垦
开庭 kāitíng HSK 7
开庭
开销 kāixiāo HSK 7
开销
开张 kāizhāng HSK 7
开张
开场白 kāichǎngbái HSK 7
开场白
开发区 kāifāqū HSK 7
开发区
开发商 kāifāshāng HSK 7
开发商
开天辟地 kāitiān-pìdì HSK 7
开天辟地
眉开眼笑 méikāi-yǎnxiào HSK 7
眉开眼笑
异想天开 yìxiǎng-tiānkāi HSK 7
异想天开

Core Meanings

The character "" (kāi) primarily means "to open" something physically, such as a door or a window. It can also mean "to start" or "to hold" an event, like a meeting or a class. Additionally, it is used to mean "to drive" a vehicle.

Common Collocations

  • (kāi mén): to open the door
  • (kāi huì): to hold a meeting
  • (kāi chē): to drive a car

These collocations are very frequent in daily conversation and formal contexts.

Usage Notes

When using to mean "open," it often takes a direct object (like door, window). When referring to starting events or activities, it is often combined with nouns like (meeting), (class), or (shop). For driving, is followed by the vehicle type.

Avoid confusing with (guān), which means "to close." They are often paired as opposites in daily speech.

例文

请你帮我开门。

Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ kāi mén.

Please help me open the door.

公司明天开会讨论新项目。

Gōngsī míngtiān kāi huì tǎolùn xīn xiàngmù.

The company will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the new project.

他学会了开车。

Tā xué huì le kāi chē.

He has learned to drive a car.