粵

開hoi1啟kai2

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hoi1 kai2inferredkāi qǐ

English

  1. to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
  2. (computing) to enable (a feature)
  3. (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate
  4. to open (sth that has been sealed)

Examples

  • 隨住世界越嚟越互聯,用粵語溝通嘅能力可以為得各個領域開啟好多機會。

    Tatoeba · Davidgo5867 CC BY

  • 經濟互補、各領域合作潛力巨大、互相幫助無限渴望,為雙邊關係進一步發展開啟巨大機會。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 開啟野戰手電筒不會幫助你在黑暗中看得到。

    Switching on a fleshlight won't help you see in the dark.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 望远镜为我们的文明开启了一种全新的视角来观察宇宙。

    The telescope has opened a new eye onto the cosmos that has been transformative for our civilization.

    Tatoeba · WilsonWong CC BY

  • 我們很高興能再次推出這款遊戲,並為系列作品開啟全新的階段。

    We're delighted to bring this game back for the start of a new era for the series.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 在九十年代,每台電腦都開始配備音效卡,真正開啟了 PC 遊戲的時代。

    In the nineties, every computer started coming with a sound card, which really kicked off PC gaming.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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