Cantonese · Jyutping
Mandarin · Pinyin
- kāi
English
- open
- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (verb) (of meeting, exhibition or events) to hold
- a postverbal aspect marker that expresses a habit which has continued for a period of time until the present
- times; usually of monetary gain from investments
- to spread; to enlarge
- to open (something that was shut); to open up (creating space or a gap)
- initiate, begin, start
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- division in Shiroku-ban paper size
- put after verb that expresses "generous" or "open-minded"
- to allow access into a place
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- outside; on the outer side
- to bloom
- to boil
- away; elsewhere
- to start doing something; to commence
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- to unlock; to lift (a ban or restriction)
- (directional complement) away; off
- to hold (an event)
- carat (gold)
- to start something new
- abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]
- to start up; to turn on
- abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- to shoot; to discharge ammunition
- to issue; to dispense
- to discover; to explore; to expose
- to release a result; to reveal
- to cut into pieces; to divide
- to create a liquid mixture
粵語
- 放喺動詞之後,表示一向以來慣常嘅事
- 倍;通常用嚟講投資收益
- 表示範圍擴張、擴大
- 令一樣嘢唔再閂埋,或者令兩樣嘢唔再貼埋一齊,從而令空間形成
- 計算紙張大細嘅傳統單位;一張四六版嘅「全開」紙就係 760 毫米闊、1040 毫米長;由全開一分為二稱之為「對開」,對開再一分為二稱之為「四開」,如此類推
- 放喺動詞後面表示通透、豁達
- 容許進入某個場所
- 喺外面嘅
- 形容花綻放
- 遠離
- 開始做某種行為、動作,即係原本唔係做緊,之後做呢個轉換過程
- 解除限制
- 舉行
- 創辦;設立;整新嘢
- 指發動機器/引擎去運作或者駕駛
- 發射
- 發出、提出
- 發掘;拓展;外露
- 揭曉;公佈
- 割、劏做幾份;分割
- 混合調製(液體)
As a component in
Variants
Words containing 開
- 離開lei4 hoi1
to depart; to leave
- 召開ziu6 hoi1
to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 開年hoi1 nin4
beginning of a year
- 開車hoi1 ce1
to drive a car (or train etc)
- 分開fan1 hoi1
to separate
- 開幕hoi1 mok6
to open (a conference)
- 開口hoi1 hau2
to open one's mouth
- 開頭hoi1 tau4
beginning
- 開工hoi1 gung1
to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
- 開門hoi1 mun4
(lit. and fig.) to open a door
- 開支hoi1 zi1
expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4])
- 開始hoi1 ci2
to begin; to start
- 開火hoi1 fo2
to open fire; to start shooting
- 開封hoi1 fung1
see 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4]
- 開首hoi1 sau2
beginning
- 開房hoi1 fong2
see 開房間|开房间[kai1 fang2 jian1]
- 開刀hoi1 dou1
(of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 開發hoi1 faat3
to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
- 公開gung1 hoi1
open; overt; public
- 開放hoi1 fong3
to bloom
- 開玩笑hoi1 waan4 siu3
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- 開展hoi1 zin2
to launch
- 打開daa2 hoi1
to open
- 開飯hoi1 faan6
to start eating