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[1] [v] open (door, bottle, etc) [2] [v] turn on; switch on [3] [v] drive; operate [4] [v] depart; leave; start [5] [v] set up; run [6] [v] hold (meeting, exhibition, etc) [7] [v] write out; make a list of [8] [adv] aside; apart; away [9] [粵] verb particle marking habitual aspect Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 36633 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44 |
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開籠雀
hoi1 lung4 zoek3*2 = (bird in an open cage) someone who chatters all the time 粵
想不開
soeng2 bat1 hoi1 = to take things too hard； to be depressed； to fret over trifles
開單
hoi1 daan1 = to bill; to open a tab
開心
hoi1 sam1 = happy
開花
hoi1 faa1 = to bloom, to blossom
開學
hoi1 hok6 = to start school
開始
hoi1 ci2 = to start
開車
hoi1 ce1 = to start/drive a car
開玩笑
hoi1 waan4 siu3 = play a joke on someone; to joke
開心果
hoi1 sam1 gwo2 = pistachio; [粵]: a metaphor for a happy personSee all 315 compounds (CantoDict reports 337 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 39 examples containing 開 Show all 39 examples Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 開
Unicode code for this character: U+958b (off-site link)
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- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
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