kāi
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, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]
abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
kāi shǐ
to begin
beginning
to start
initial
CL:個|个[ge4]
kāi fàng
to bloom
to open
to be open (to the public)
to open up (to the outside)
to be open-minded
unrestrained by convention
unconstrained in one's sexuality
kāi fā
to exploit (a resource)
to open up (for development)
to develop
kāi fā shāng
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
kāi xīn
to feel happy
to rejoice
to have a great time
to make fun of sb
gōng kāi
public
to publish
to make public
kāi zhǎn
to launch
to develop
to unfold
(of an exhibition etc) to open
dǎ kāi
to open
to show (a ticket)
to turn on
to switch on
lā kāi
to pull open
to pull apart
to space out
to increase
kāi mù
to open (a conference)
to inaugurate
kāi tong
to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc)
open-minded
zhào kāi
to convene (a conference or meeting)
to convoke
to call together
zhǎn kāi
to unfold
to carry out
to be in full swing
to launch
kāi běn
book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16开 format is roughly A4)
abbr. to 開|开[kai1]
bié kāi shēng miàn
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
to break fresh ground
kāi bàn
to open
to start (a business etc)
to set up
kāi pì
to open up
to set up
to establish
kāi xué
foundation of a University or College
school opening
the start of a new term
kāi chuàng
to initiate
to start
to found
kāi jiǎng
to begin a lecture
to start on a story
kāi shè
to offer (goods or services)
to open (for business etc)
kāi kuò
wide
open (spaces)
to open up
kāi dòng
to start
to set in motion
to move
to march
to dig in (eating)
to tuck in (eating)
biàn dì kāi huā
to blossom everywhere
to spring up all over the place
to flourish on a large scale
chǎng kāi
to open wide
unrestrictedly
kāi huái
to one's heart's content
without restraint
piē kāi
to disregard
to leave aside
kāi tuò
to break new ground (for agriculture)
to open up (a new seam)
to develop (border regions)
fig. to open up (new horizons)
kāi liè
to split open
to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
kāi dǎo
to talk sb round
to straighten sth out
to enlighten
kāi shān
to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)
to open a monastery
kāi wài
over and above (some amount)
beyond (budget)
kāi zhàn
to start a war
to make war
to battle against
kāi xiāo
to pay (expenses)
expenses
(old) to dismiss (an employee)
kāi huì
to hold a meeting
to attend a meeting
kāi jià
to quote a price
seller's first offer
kāi wèi
to whet the appetite
appetizing
to amuse oneself at sb's expense
to tease
kāi dāo
(of a surgeon) to perform an operation
(of a patient) to have an operation
to decapitate
to behead
to single out as a point of attack
kāi sài
to start a match
the kick-off
kāi cǎi
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
to exploit
to mine
jì wǎng kāi lái
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
kāi dǎ
(of a sports competition or match) to commence
(of a war or battle) to break out
to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera)
to brawl
to come to blows
kāi chǎng bái
prologue of play
opening remarks
preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
kāi tíng
to begin a (judicial) court session
kāi luó
to beat the gong to open a performance
kāi qiào
to get it straight
to start to understand things properly
enlightenment dawns
yì xiǎng tiān kāi
to imagine the wildest thing
to indulge in fantasy
kāi zhī
expenditures
pay
expenses
CL:筆|笔[bi3]
kāi piān
start of literary work
opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2]
kāi míng
enlightened
open-minded
enlightenment
kāi zhāng
to open a business
first transaction of a business day
kāi huā
to bloom
to blossom
to flower
fig. to burst open
to feel happy or elated
new development grows out
kāi yè
to open a business
to open a practice
open (for business)
kāi wán xiào
to play a joke
to make fun of
to joke
kāi pāi
to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)
to start the bidding (auction)
to start a trading session (stock market)
kāi juàn
to open a book
open-book (exam)
Lǐ Kāi fù
Lee Kai-Fu (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, from 2005 Vice president of Google and president of Google China
kāi lǎng
spacious and well-lit
open and clear
(of character) optimistic
cheerful
carefree
kāi shuǐ
boiled water
boiling water
kāi huà
to become civilized
to be open-minded
(of ice) to thaw
kāi lù
to open up a path
to make one's way through
to construct a road
(electricity) open circuit
kāi guān
power switch
to open a gate
Nán kāi
Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
kāi gōng
to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
to start a construction job
kāi kè
school begins
give a course
teach a subject
kāi chūn
beginning of spring
the lunar New Year
kāi kěn
to clear a wild area for cultivation
to put under the plow
kāi guó
to found a state
to open a closed country
Kāi píng
Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
kāi kǒu
to open one's mouth
to start to talk
kāi chǎng
to begin
to open
to start
beginning of an event
kāi jiān
alcove
bay in a room
unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters
kāi mén
to open a door (lit. and fig.)
to open for business
Kāi fēng
Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan
old name Bianliang 汴梁
Kāi xiàn
Kai county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
kāi jī
to start an engine
to boot up (a computer)
to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
to begin shooting a film or TV show
kāi huāng
to open up land (for agriculture)
kāi guāng
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism)
to consecrate
to bless
transparent
translucent
haircut
shaving the head or face (humorous)
a method of decoration
first light (astronomy)
kāi jiāo
(used with negative) to conclude
(impossible) to end
(can't) finish
Yáng Kāi huì
Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife
kāi zhēng
to start collecting taxes
kāi pán
to commence trading (stock market)
kāi jú
opening (chess etc)
early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
kāi hù
to open an account (bank etc)
bì kāi
to avoid
to evade
to keep away from
kāi piào
to open ballot boxes
to count votes
to make out a voucher or invoice etc
to write out a receipt
Kāi yuán
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
kāi yǎn
to open one's eyes
to widen one's horizons
Nán kāi dà xué
Nankai University (Tianjin)
gǎi gé kāi fàng
to reform and open to the outside world
refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
pāo kāi
to throw out
to get rid of
Nán kāi qū
Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]
xiān kāi
to lift open
to tear open
kāi yǎn jiè
broaden, expand one's horizons
kāi mén jiàn shān
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
kāi wā
to dig out
to excavate
to scoop out
huò rán kāi lǎng
suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing
fig. everything becomes clear at once
to achieve speedy enlightenment
duàn kāi
to break
to sever
to turn off (electric switch)
zhào kāi huì yì
to call a conference
to convene a meeting
lí bu kāi
inseparable
inevitably linked to
sōng kāi
to release
to let go
to loosen
to untie
to come loose
chāi kāi
to dismantle
to disassemble
to open up (sth sealed)
to unpick
tuī kāi
to push open (a gate etc)
to push away
to reject
to decline
chóng xīn kāi shǐ
to resume
to restart
to start afresh
Kāi fēng shì
Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan
old name Bianliang 汴梁
duǒ kāi
to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)
to avoid (sb)
kāi wǎng
(of a bus, train etc) to leave for
heading for
lìng kāi
to break up
to divide property and live apart
to start on a new (path)
bō kāi
to push aside
to part
to brush away
zhāng kāi
to open up
to spread
to extend
kāi juàn yǒu yì
lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
shuǎi kāi
to shake off
to get rid of
xiǎng kāi
to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
to accept the situation and move on
zǒu kāi
to go somewhere else
Get out of the way!
kāi fā huán jìng
development environment (computer)
kāi zǒu
to go (of car, train etc)
to drive off
kāi qiāng
to open fire
to shoot a gun
shuāng kāi
to strip sb of their Party membership and government job (開除黨籍,開除公職|开除党籍,开除公职)
kāi xīn guǒ
pistachio nuts
fig. amusing person
kāi shì
to open a store for business
to make the first transaction of the day
duì kāi
running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc)
chuán kāi
(of news) to spread
to get around
Kāi fú
Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
kāi yuán
to expand one's financial resources
abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
kàn kāi
to come to accept an unpleasant fact
to get over sth
to cheer up
kāi qiú
open ball (math.)
to start a ball game
to kick off (soccer)
to tee off (golf)
kāi bì mù shì
opening and closing ceremonies
kāi fā zhōu qī
development cycle
development period
kāi fā zhōu qī
development cycle
development period
also written 開發週期|开发周期
kāi zhàn
to put a new bus or railway station into operation
kāi qiāng
to speak out
to start speaking
bāi kāi
to pull apart
to pry open with the hands
gōng kāi huà
to publicize
openness (of government, PRC equivalent of 'glasnost')
kāi jià
open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)
Kāi fú qū
Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
ràng kāi
to get out of the way
to step aside
qiào kāi
to pry open
to lever open
Kāi pǔ dūn
Cape Town (city in South Africa)
kāi mù cí
opening speech (at a conference)
gǔn kāi
to boil (of liquid)
boiling hot
Get out!
Go away!
fuck off (rude)
Kāi píng shì
Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
kāi fàng yuán dài mǎ
see 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
xún kāi xīn
to make fun of
to seek diversion
kāi yǎn
(of a play, movie etc) to begin
pī kāi
to cleave
to split open
to spread open (fingers, legs)
Kāi yáng
zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
kāi záo
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
kāi píng
(a peacock) spreads its tail
xiǎng bu kāi
cannot figure out
to be unable to take a lighter view
to take things too hard
to be depressed
to fret over trifles
kāi tuō
to exculpate
to absolve
to exonerate
kāi tiān pì dì
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth
Kāi yuǎn
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
bàn gōng kāi
semi-overt
more or less open
kāi tái
start of play
opening of theatrical performance
kāi yuán jié liú
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
kāi bá
to set out (of troops)
departure
start date (of military expedition)
huà kāi
to spread out after being diluted or melted
to dissolve into a liquid
kāi shǐ yíng yè
to start trading
to open for business
qí kāi dé shèng
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
success in a single move
kāi jué
to excavate
to dig out
fig. to investigate (in an archive)
kāi jīn
buttoned Chinese tunic
unbuttoned (to cool down)
lí kāi rén shì
to die
to leave this world
Kāi jiāng
Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
bā kāi
to pry open or apart
to spread (sth) open with both hands
kāi jīn
carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)
kāi xiàn
to come unsewn
to split at the seam
wǎng kāi yī miàn
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly
to give one's opponent a way out
lenient treatment
kāi liū
to leave in stealth
to slip away
kāi jiāng
to pioneer a frontier area
to open up new territory
kāi tuò xìng
pioneering
groundbreaking
qíng dòu chū kāi
first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
xǐ xiào yán kāi
grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
beaming with happiness
Kāi chéng
Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성 city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
wā kāi
to dig into
to cut a mine into
xìn kǒu kāi hé
to speak without thinking (idiom)
to blurt sth out
Kāi yuán
Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
kāi chéng bù gōng
lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded
plain speaking
Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.
to put one's cards on the table
kāi chéng bù gōng
variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]
méi kāi yǎn xiào
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
all smiles
kāi guó yuán xūn
founding figure (of a country or dynasty)
founding father
fig. also used of company or school etc
kāi guó yuán xūn
variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty)
founding father
fig. also used of company, school etc
lí kāi Běi jīng
to leave Beijing
to depart from Beijing
nǐng kāi
to unscrew
to twist off (a lid)
to turn on (a faucet)
to switch on (by turning a knob)
to turn (a door handle)
to wrench apart
zhǎn kāi tú
expansion plan
development graph
kāi lǜ dēng
to give the green light
to give the go-ahead
máo sè dùn kāi
murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
kāi bù
to open up a port for trade
to open treaty ports
kāi zú mǎ lì
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed
fig. to work as hard as possible
Fēng kāi
Fengkai county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
kāi jiě
to straighten out
to explain
to ease sb's anxiety
kāi xiǎo chāi
to be absent-minded
to desert
to abscond from the army
absent without leave (AWOL)
xiào zhú yán kāi
smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
all smiles
joy written across one's face
chà kāi
to diverge
to branch off the road
to change (the subject)
kāi hé
to open a river
to dig a canal
to thaw (of river)
Mǐ kāi lǎng jī luó
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), renaissance painter and sculptor
Kāi fēng fǔ
Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty
Lián hé guó Kāi fā Jì huà shǔ
United Nations Development Program
Kāi huà xiàn
Kaihua county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
kāi dāng kù
open pants (for infants before toilet training)
kāi ēn
to give a favor (used of Christian God)
kāi shǐ bǐ sài
to start a match
to kick off
kāi zhāi
to stop following a vegetarian diet
to break a fast
kāi dì
to clear land (for cultivation)
to open up land
Kāi yuán shì
Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
Kāi lǔ
Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
pí kāi ròu zhàn
flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
diū kāi
to cast or put aside
to forget for a while
kāi kuài chē
an express train sets off
fig. to work in haste
to rush
Kāi zhāi jié
Eid al-Fitr or Feast of Breaking the Fast, celebrated on the last day of Ramadan
Kāi yuǎn shì
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
kāi jiāo
to come unglued
to come apart
jiàn qián yǎn kāi
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
money-grubbing
kāi jìn
to lift a ban
to lift a curfew
kāi fáng jiān
to take a hotel room
to rent a room
kāi lú
to open a furnace
to start up a furnace
Kāi píng qū
Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
kāi xiǎo zào
to give preferential treatment
to give special attention
Kāi pǔ lè
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer and formulator of Kepler's laws of planetary motion
kāi hòu mén
to open the back door
fig. under the counter
to do a secret or dishonest deal
to let sth in by the back door
Kāi yáng xiàn
Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
Kāi fēng xiàn
Kaifeng county in Kaifeng, Henan
Kāi chéng shì
Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성시 city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
Fēng kāi xiàn
Fengkai county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
kāi chū
at the outset
at first
early
jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi
lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.
kāi yè dà jí
celebration on opening a business
xiǎng de kāi
to not take to heart
to be free of worried thoughts
to adopt a lighthearted perspective
lighthearted
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
If one man holds the pass, ten thousand cannot pass (idiom); One man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies
kāi guó gōng chén
outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)
kāi hūn
to resume a meat diet
to eat meat again after a period of fasting
fig. novel experience
sān qī kāi
ratio seventy to thirty
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success
Kāi jiāng xiàn
Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
kāi tiān chuāng
to leave a blank to mark censored area
kāi shǐ yǐ qián
before the beginning (of sth)
kāi yè chē
to burn the midnight oil
to work late into the night
Kāi lǔ xiàn
Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
kāi zuì
to offend sb
to give offense
to displease
kāi chē rén
driver
person driving a vehicle
Kāi yuán shèng shì
peak of Tang prosperity during Kaiyuan, reign name 713-741 of Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Táng Xuán zōng]
bù kāi qiào
unable to understand
can't get the point
kāi méng
to emerge from ignorance
fig. first stages of learning (arch.)
Yáng pǔ jīng jì kāi fā qū
Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan
kāi chéng
to be honest
to show sincerity
kāi shān zǔ shī
founding master of a monastery
founder
originator
kāi táng
to open a law court
to set up a mourning hall
mén hù kāi fàng
open door policy
Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel
Kāi ěr wén
Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson)
Kelvin (temperature scale)
kāi liǎn
(of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old)
to carve a face
shǒu cì gōng kāi zhāo gǔ
initial public offering (IPO)
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
to talk about sb's weak point
kāi bǐ
to start learning as a poet
to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
kāi dào chē
to drive in reverse
fig. to take a backward step
retrogressive
trying to turn the clock back
kāi kǒu zi
a dike breaks
fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)
to open the floodgates
bāi kāi róu suì
lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp
fig. to analyze minutely from every angle
to chew sth over
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
One key opens one lock.
There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
kāi fàng yuán mǎ ruǎn jiàn
open source software (OSS)
Wú ěr kāi xī
Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
kāi huǒ
to start providing food
to open today's service in a canteen
Wēn bù ěr dēng wǎng qiú gōng kāi sài
Wimbledon lawn tennis championship
Kāi fēng dì qū
Kaifeng prefecture in Henan
kāi qū jiān
open interval (in calculus)
Kāi zhāng shèng wáng
Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
shuǎi kāi bǎng zi
to throw off inhibitions
to go all out
kāi hēi diàn
lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)
fig. to carry out a scam
to run a protection racket
daylight robbery
kāi mén pào
firecrackers to open the door on the New Year
kāi tuō zuì zé
to absolve sb from guilt
to exonerate
to exculpate
shù shàng kāi huā
to deck the tree with false blossoms
to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián
open systems interconnection
OSI
kāi xiǎo huì
to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)
Bǐ sī kāi
Bizkaia or Vizcaya, Spain
dào kāi
to reverse a vehicle
to drive backwards
kāi mén yī dào
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
kāi jiè
to end abstinence
to resume (drinking) after a break
to break (a taboo)
kāi zhàng
to start a war
to open hostilities
Lán kāi xià jùn
Lancashire (English county)
bàn kāi mén
half-open door
fig. prostitute
kāi diào
to hold memorial service
to hold a funeral
Kāi bó ěr
Khyber province of Pakistan
Northwest Frontier province
Kāi yuán xiàn
Kaiyuan county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
kāi chú dǎng jí , xíng zhèng kāi chú
double expulsion (from the party and from the administrative post, as a punishment for corruption)
abbr. to 雙開|双开
Kāi pǔ lè dìng lǜ
Kepler's laws of planetary motion (1609, 1618)
kāi huā r
erhua variant of 開花|开花[kai1 hua1]
kāi lí
to start plowing
to plow the first furrow
wǎng kāi sān miàn
to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly
to give one's opponent a way out
lenient treatment
piē kāi bù tán
to ignore an issue (idiom)
Kāi bó ěr shān kǒu
Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.
gǒu dòu dà kāi
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
kāi hé qī
thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring
kāi sān cì fāng
cube root
to extract a cube root
kāi tái luó gǔ
opening gong
gong strokes announcing start of opera performance
gōng kāi yào shi
public key (in encryption)
jīng jiǎn kāi zhī
to reduce spending
to cut spending
wēi rǎo zhǎn kāi
perturbative expansion (physics)
jīng jì xié lì kāi fā jī gòu
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD
also written 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织[Jīng jì hé zùo yǔ fā zhǎn zǔ zhī]
kāi dà yóu mén
to open the throttle
to accelerate
to let her rip
zhái bu kāi
impossible to separate
impossible to disentangle
cannot take time out
kāi luó hè dào
to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)
Ruò kāi shān mài
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
Fēng bì xìng Kāi jú
Closed Game
Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess)
same as 雙后前兵開局|双后前兵开局
Dà kāi zhāi
see 開齋節|开斋节[Kai1 zhai1 jie2]
mó de kāi
unembarrassed
without fear of impairing personal relation
kāi tiān bì dì
to open the sky and divide the earth
ref. to Pangu 盤古|盘古 in the Chinese creation myth
xiū kǒu nán kāi
to be too embarrassed for words (idiom)
bàn kāi mén r
erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[ban4 kai1 men2]
fán shì zǒng yǒu yī gè kāi tóu
Everything starts somewhere.
fán shì zǒng yǒu kāi tóu
Everything starts somewhere.
shuāng hòu qián bīng kāi jú
Double Queen Pawn Opening
Closed Game (chess)
same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局
sān qī kāi dìng lùn
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
zhèng fǔ jī guān kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián zǒng zé
Government Open system Interconnection Profile
GOSIP
kāi hóng pán
(of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year
(of a business) to be profitable
(of a stock market) to rise
(sport) to win one's first match of a competition
kāi jiǎng
to announce the winners in a lottery
kāi shuàn
(coll.) to make fun of (sb)
to play tricks on
kāi xiāo
variant of 開銷|开销[kai1 xiao1]
kāi gǎn
to tee off (golf)
to break (snooker)
kāi wù
to become enlightened (Buddhism)
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
to have to finish what one started
to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
fig. to bluff
to be all talk and no action
false bravado
kāi zōng míng yì
to declare at the outset (idiom)
kāi lǜ dēng
to give the green light
to give the go-ahead
kāi fá dān
to issue an infringement notice
chú kāi
besides
except
to get rid of (sb)
(math.) to divide
kāi yùn zhú
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
kāi fù
(of troops) to depart for
to head for
kāi yì
to hold a (business) meeting
to start negotiations
kāi xǔ
(literary) to allow
to permit
kāi méng
(old) (of a child) to begin schooling
míng luó kāi dào
to beat the gong to clear the way
(fig.) to pave the way for sth
tiě shù kāi huā
lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)
a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
tóu kāi piào suǒ
polling station
CL:處|处[chu4]
dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà
not to mince words
not to beat about the bush
guǎng kāi yán lù
to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
fig. to display ambidexterity
to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
to use both feet equally (football)
xiǎo kāi
(dialect) boss's son
rich man's son
young master
Tiān ān mén kāi le
pants fly is down
the barn door is open
zhōu zhuǎn bù kāi
to have financial difficulties
unable to make ends meet
chī de kāi
to be popular
to be getting on well
much in demand
Nán kāi Dà xué
Nankai University (Tianjin)
miǎn kāi zūn kǒu
keep your thoughts to yourself
xìn kǒu kāi hé
variant of 信口開河|信口开河[xin4 kou3 kai1 he2]
lā kāi xù mù
(fig.) to raise the curtain
to lift the curtain
to be a curtain raiser for
lā kāi jià shi
to assume a fighting stance
(fig.) to take the offensive
qǐ kai
(dialect) to step aside
Get out of the way!
Jīng jì Xié lì Kāi fā Jī gòu
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
also written 經濟合作與發展組織|经济合作与发展组织[Jing1 ji4 He2 zuo4 yu3 Fa1 zhan3 Zu3 zhi1]
jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi
lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.
yì kāi guàn
pull-top can
easy-open can (with ring-pull)
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
to have free rein (idiom)
liāo kai
to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something
to toss aside
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)