HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1
Correct
开
/ kāi /
Strokes
Definition
to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)/to operate (a vehicle)/carat (gold)/abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文[kāi ěr wén]/abbr. for 开本[kāi běn], book format
Example
As a Verb
open
1
Zài
再
kāi
开
yī
一
píng
瓶
jiǔ
酒
。
Let's crack another bottle.
2
Suǒ
锁
dá
打
bù
不
kāi
开
。
The lock won't open.
3
Mén
门
kāi
开
zhāo
着
。
The door is open.
4
Zài
在
qiángshàng
墙上
kāi
开
gè
个
dòng
洞
make a hole in the wall
5
Kāi
开
guàntou
罐头
/
píng
瓶
open a can/bottle
6
Kāi
开
chuānghu
窗户
open a window
As a Verb
turn on; switch on; be on
7
Diànshìjī
电视机
kāi
开
zhāo
着
。
The TV is on.
8
Kāi
开
diàndēng
电灯
/
diànshì
电视
/
kōngtiáo
空调
turn/switch on the light/TV/air conditioner
As a Verb
(of machines, vehicles, etc) drive; operate
9
Kāi
开
qìchē
汽车
drive a car
10
Kāi
开
fēijī
飞机
fly/pilot an airplane
11
Kāi
开
jīqì
机器
operate/run a machine
12
Kāi
开
diàntī
电梯
operate a lift
13
Kāichuán
开船
sail a ship
As a Verb
(of vehicles) depart; leave; move; start
14
Lúnchuán
轮船
kāizǒu
开走
le
了
。
The vessel steamed off.
15
Huǒchē
火车
kāijìn
开进
zhàn
站
le
了
。
The train pulled/moved in.
16
Bānchē
班车
shénme
什么
shíhou
时候
kāi
开
?
When does the bus start/leave?
As a Verb
open out
17
Huā
花
kāi
开
le
了
。
The flower bloomed.
As a Verb
come loose
18
Xiédài
鞋带
kāi
开
le
了
。
The shoe lace came undone.
19
Lǐngdài
领带
kāi
开
le
了
。
The tie has come loose.
As a Verb
(of a frozen river) thaw out
20
Hé
河
kāi
开
le
了
。
The river is navigable/open now.
As a Verb
open up; reclaim
21
Kāi
开
yùnhé
运河
dig a canal
22
Kāi
开
50
50
mǔ
亩
shuǐdàotián
水稻田
open up 50 mu of paddy fields
As a Verb
lift (a ban, restriction, etc); put an end to
As a Verb
(of troops, etc) set out
As a Verb
set up; run; start
As a Verb
hold (a meeting, an exhibition, etc)
As a Verb
write out; make a list of; prescribe
As a Verb
begin; start
As a Verb
pay (wages, fares, etc)
As a Verb
boil
As a Verb
fire (an employee); kick out; be fired from one's job
As a Verb
eat up
As a Verb
(of weather) clear up
As a Verb
divide into [used to express a ratio between two things considered as parts of a whole which is 10]
As a Measure word
division of standard size printing paper