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  hoi1   jyutping
  kai1   pinyin
[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] [] verb particle marking habitual aspect

Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: (#169)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
開 / 开

This word has been viewed 30267 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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detail  hoi1 lung4 zoek3*2  kai1 long2 que4 = (bird in an open cage) someone who chatters all the time
detail  soeng2 bat1 hoi1  xiang3 bu4 kai1 = to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles
detail  hoi1 daan1  kai1dan1 = to bill; to open a tab
detail  hoi1 sam1  kai1 xin1 = happy
detail  hoi1 faa1  kai1 hua1 = to bloom, to blossom
detail  hoi1 hok6  kai1 xue2 = to start school
detail  hoi1 ci2  kai1 shi3 = to start
detail  hoi1 ce1  kai1 che1 = to start/drive a car
detail  hoi1 waan4 siu3  kai1 wan2 xiao4 = play a joke on someone; to joke
detail  hoi1 sam1 gwo2  kai1 xin1 guo3 = pistachio; [粵]: a metaphor for a happy person
See all 315 compounds (CantoDict reports 337 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 39 examples containing 開
detail audio 開心
I am not happy.
detail audio 開心.
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]
detail 英文  ? 
Turn on English radio.
[Lit. Open English channel. [台 is an abbreviation of 電台.]]
detail 開心
You're even happier than me.
[Lit. You even happy surpass me.]
detail 水龍頭!
Turn on the tap.
detail audio 唔可以風扇
Can you please turn on the fan for me?
detail audio 見到父母開心
I am very happy upon seeing my parents.
detail audio 行開,煩人!
Beat it, you're troublesome!
detail audio 東區
I've been living in the East End
detail 大熱天時冷氣舒服
It is so comfortable to have the air-contioner on during hot days.
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