开 (開) kāi

1. kāi verb to open
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 开通 (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 1; GHC '开' 2; NCCED 1 '开' 1)
2. kāi proper noun Kai
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Name 名字
   Notes: (ABC 'kāi' 开 n 2; GHC '开' 10)
3. kāi verb to hold an event
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 开会 'to have a meeting' (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 9; GHC '开' 7; NCCED 1 '开' 12)
4. kāi verb to drive; to operate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 开车 'drive a car' (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 6; NCCED 1 '开' 3)
5. kāi verb to boil
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Temperature
   Notes: For example, 开水 'boil water' (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 13; NCCED 1 '开' 16)
6. kāi verb to melt
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Temperature
   Notes: (NCCED 1 '开' 7)
7. kāi verb to come loose; to break open
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 4; NCCED 1 '开' 6)
8. kāi verb to depart; to move
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (GHC '开' 6)
9. kāi verb to write
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
   Notes: Such as, to write a prescription, a check, etc (NCCED 1 '开' 13)
10. kāi verb to issue
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
    Notes: For example, 开工资 'to issue wages' (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 15; NCCED 1 '开' 15)
11. kāi verb to lift restrictions
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (NCCED 1 '开' 9)
12. kāi verb indicates expansion or continuation of a process
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Used after a verb or an adjective (NCCED 3 '开' 2)
13. kāi verb to switch on
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in switch on machinery or a light (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 4; NCCED 1 '开' 2)
14. kāi verb to run; to set up
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Administration
    Notes: As in run a company， in the sense of 建立 'to establish' (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 8; GHC '开' 3; NCCED 1 '开' 11)
15. kāi verb to fire
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Administration
    Notes: As in fire an employee (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 14; NCCED 1 '开' 17)
16. kāi verb to eat
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
    Notes: (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 16; NCCED 1 '开' 18)
17. kāi verb to clear
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Nature
    Notes: Of weather (NCCED 1 '开' 19)
18. kāi verb to divide
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 分开 (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 10; GHC '开' 8; NCCED 1 '开' 20)
19. kāi noun a division of standard size paper
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
    Notes: (ABC 'kāi' 开 n 1; NCCED 1 '开' 21)
20. kāi measure word carat
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Jewelry
    Notes: (ABC 'kāi' 开 n 3; NCCED 2 '开' 1)
21. kāi measure word Kelvin
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Temperature
    Notes: A measure of temperature, abbreviation for 开尔文 (NCCED 2 '开' 2)
22. kāi adverb complement of result
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Often acts as a complement of result expressing that the preceding verb acheives the result of opening or moving something from its original position. For example, 打开、解开等 (ABC 'kāi' 开 ad 1; NCCED 3 '开' 1)
23. kāi verb to develop land; to reclaim land
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 开发地 'to develop land' (ABC 'kāi' 开 v 2; GHC '开' 4; NCCED 1 '开' 8)
24. kāi verb to reveal; to display
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 展示 (GHC '开' 5)
25. kāi verb to inspire
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 启发 (GHC '开' 6)

Contained in

• 开苞(開苞) to deflower
• 开杆(開桿) to tee off (golf); to break (snooker)
• 开蒙(開蒙) (of a child) to begin schooling
• 眉开眼笑(眉開眼笑) brows raised in delight, eyes laughing; beaming with joy; all smiles
• 开赴(開赴) (of troops) to depart for; to head for
• 开锅(開鍋) (of a pot) to boil
• 开冻(開凍) to thaw; to melt
• 开刀(開刀) to perform or have an operation; to operate on
• 死猪不怕开水烫(死豬不怕開水燙) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water; to be unaffected (by sth); undaunted
• 开征(開徵) to start collecting taxes
• 开恩(開恩) to give a favor
• 开服(開服) to start the service
• 挪开(挪開) to move away
• 开许(開許) to allow; to permit
• 开裆裤(開襠褲) open pants (for infants before toilet training)
• 放开(放開) to let go; to release
• 皮开肉绽(皮開肉綻) flesh lacerated from corporal punishment
• 开始以前(開始以前) before the beginning
• 开红盘(開紅盤) (of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year; (of a business) to be profitable; (of a stock market) to rise
• 打开天窗说亮话(打開天窗說亮話) not to mince words; not to beat about the bush
• 开光(開光) to consecrate; to bless ; reserved panel design
• 开锋(開鋒) to sharpen a blade
• 放开手脚(放開手腳) to have free rein
• 伸开(伸開) to stretch out
• 豁然开朗(豁然開朗) suddenly open to a wide panarama; everything suddenly becomes clear
• 挣开(掙開) to break open
• 喜笑颜开(喜笑顏開) a joyful smile and happy face; beaming with happiness
• 大开(大開) to open wide
• 脱开(脫開) to withdraw
• 开卷有益(開卷有益) opening a book is profitable
• 开士米(開士米) cashmere
• 开后门(開後門) to open the back door; under the counter; to do a secret or dishonest deal; to let in by the back door
• 断开(斷開) to break; to sever; to turn off (electric switch)
• 天安门开了(天安門開了) the barn door is open
• 开庭(開庭) to begin a court session
• 屏开金孔雀(屏開金孔雀) a screen with a golden peacock; to choose a son-in-law
• 开饭(開飯) to serve a meal ; to eat a meal ; mealtime
• 开倒车(開倒車) to drive in reverse ; to take a backward step; trying to turn the clock back
• 扯开嗓子(扯開嗓子) to open up one's throat and screen
• 开火(開火) to open fire

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国家开发银行 、 软件开发 、 开发环境 、 半开前圆唇元音 、 半开前不圆唇元音 、 兰开夏郡 、 开伯尔 、 开化县 、 米开朗琪罗 、 开原县 、 开江

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• 卷九十二　列傳第八十:　　恩幸 Volume 92 Biographies 80: Noble Favorites History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 76
• 卷八十五 志第六十一 河渠三 Volume 85 Treatises 61: Rivers and Canals 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 60
• 卷五十　補列傳第四二 恩倖 Volume 50 Biographies 42: Favored by Nobles Book of Northern Qi 北齊書 — count: 54
• 卷八十四 志第六十 河渠二 Volume 84 Treatises 60: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 51
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Collocations

• 开静 (開靜) 凡物開靜 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 10
• 物开 (物開) 凡物開靜 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 10
• 开闭 (開閉) 以時開閉 — Guanzi 管子, 立政第四 Chapter 4: Establishing Governance — count: 6
• 开塞 (開塞) 明於禁舍開塞之道 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十五　兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning — count: 5
• 微子开 (微子開) 以微子開代殷後 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《周本紀》 Annals of Zhou — count: 4
• 舍开 (捨開) 明於禁舍開閉之道 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷八　本經訓 Chapter 8: Base Warp — count: 3
• 田开 (田開) 為田開阡陌 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦本紀》 Annals of Qin — count: 3
• 开阡陌 (開阡陌) 為田開阡陌 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《秦本紀》 Annals of Qin — count: 3
• 坛开 (壇開) 為壇開八通之鬼道 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《孝武本紀》 Annals of the Xiaowu Emperor — count: 2
• 子开 (子開) 欲立哀姜娣子開 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《魯周公世家》 House of Lu Zhougong — count: 2