kāi

开

to open / drive

HSK 2.0 · 1 HSK 3.0 · 1

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打开 dǎ kāi to open; to show (a ticket) HSK 1

开车 kāi chē to drive a car HSK 1

开玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of HSK 1

开会 kāi huì to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting HSK 1

离开 lí kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2

开心 kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice HSK 2

分开 fēn kāi to separate; to part HSK 2

走开 zǒu kāi to leave; to walk away HSK 2

开学 kāi xué foundation of a University or College; school opening HSK 2

开机 kāi jī to start an engine; to boot up (a computer) HSK 2

开始 kāi shǐ to begin; beginning HSK 3

公开 gōng kāi open; overt; public; to make public; to release HSK 3

八点开始上课，我七点就到学校了。 Class starts at eight; I already got to school at seven. Lesson 14
跑一个小时。八点开始上班。 One hour. I start work at eight. Lesson 14
你给我打电话的时候，我正在开会。 When you called me, I was in a meeting. Lesson 23
请打开课本，读第五课的课文。 Please open your textbooks and read the text of Lesson Five. Lesson 107
那我开车送你去！ Then I'll drive you there! Lesson 109
门开着，请关上门。 The door is open — please close it. Lesson 112

Ideographic: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door

Same radical 廾

nòng 弄

Also HSK 1

de 的 le 了 wǒ 我 shì 是 nǐ 你 zài 在 bù 不 yǒu 有