开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 出口 chū kǒu an exit / CL:個|个[ge4] / to speak / to export / (of a ship) to leave port syn 开放 開放 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 syn 港口 gǎng kǒu port / harbor syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 开阔 開闊 kāi kuò wide / open (spaces) / to open up syn 开路 開路 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit syn 公开赛 公開賽 gōng kāi sài (sports) open championship / open (as in "the US Open") 接口 jiē kǒu interface / port / connector 开拓 開拓 kāi tuò to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons) syn 掀开 掀開 xiān kāi to lift open / to tear open syn 端口 duān kǒu interface / port 港务局 港務局 gǎng wù jú port authority 劈开 劈開 pī kāi to cleave / to split open / to spread open (fingers, legs) syn 开裂 開裂 kāi liè to split open / to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) syn 驶出 駛出 shǐ chū to leave port / to put off 鹿特丹 lù tè dān Rotterdam, port city in the Netherlands 扒开 扒開 bā kāi to pry open or apart / to spread (sth) open with both hands syn 口岸 kǒu àn a port for external trade / a trading or transit post on border between countries syn 开山 開山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery syn 基隆 jī lóng Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan 渔港 漁港 yú gǎng fishing port 军港 軍港 jūn gǎng naval port / naval base 商埠 shāng bù commercial port / trading port / treaty port (old) 旅顺 旅順 lǚ shùn Lüshun / Lüshunkou district of Dalian city 大連市|大连市, Liaoning / called Port Arthur during Russian occupation and Russian-Japanese war of 1905 开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn 自由港 zì yóu gǎng free port 串口 chuàn kǒu serial port (computing) 并口 並口 bìng kǒu parallel port (computing) 港区 港區 gǎng qū port area 撬开 撬開 qiào kāi to pry open / to lever open 敲开 敲開 qiāo kāi to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~ syn 停靠站 tíng kào zhàn bus or tram stop / intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc) / port of call / stopover 港口城市 gǎng kǒu chéng shì port city 串行口 chuàn xíng kǒu serial port (computing) 旅大 lǚ dà Lüshun 旅順|旅顺[Lu:3 shun4] port and Dalian city 大連|大连[Da4 lian2], Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] 拆 chāi to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open syn 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders / to open / to unroll / to split open / to spread out syn 港 gǎng harbor / port / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 撬 qiào to lift / to pry open / to lever open syn 敞 chǎng open to the view of all / spacious / to open wide / to disclose syn 布里斯托尔 布里斯托爾 bù lǐ sī tuō ěr Bristol port city in southwest England 辟 闢 pì to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating / incisive syn 航站 háng zhàn airport / (shipping) port syn 太子港 tài zǐ gǎng Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti 埠 bù wharf / port / pier syn 罗斯托夫 羅斯托夫 luó sī tuō fū Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea) 并行口 並行口 bìng xíng kǒu parallel port (computing) 左舷 zuǒ xián port (side of a ship) 威海卫 威海衛 wēi hǎi wèi Weihaiwei, late Qing naval port in Weihai 威海, Shandong 湛江港 zhàn jiāng gǎng the port of Guangzhou 商港 shāng gǎng commercial port / trading harbor 河港 hé gǎng river port 瓜达尔 瓜達爾 guā dá ěr Gwadar, free trade port city in Pakistani province of Baluchistan 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 张 張 zhāng to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes syn 打开 打開 dǎ kāi to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on syn 开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 解 jiě to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 阳光 陽光 yáng guāng sunshine / (of personality) upbeat / energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny) syn 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 公开 公開 gōng kāi open / overt / public / to make public / to release syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi to open wide / unrestrictedly syn 展 zhǎn to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition syn 开场 開場 kāi chǎng to begin / to open / to start / beginning of an event syn 开通 開通 kāi tong open-minded syn 张开 張開 zhāng kāi to open up / to spread / to extend syn 开发 開發 kāi fā to exploit (a resource) / to open up (for development) / to develop syn 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ to open / to start / (computing) to enable syn 正面 zhèng miàn front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open syn 拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase syn 开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day syn 揭开 揭開 jiē kāi to uncover / to open syn 透明 tòu míng transparent / (fig.) transparent / open to scrutiny syn 空地 kòng dì vacant land / open space syn 坦率 tǎn shuài frank (discussion) / blunt / open syn 开诚布公 開誠布公 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 syn 推开 推開 tuī kāi to push open (a gate etc) / to push away / to reject / to decline syn 露天 lù tiān outdoors / al fresco / in the open syn 拆开 拆開 chāi kāi to dismantle / to disassemble / to open up (sth sealed) / to unpick syn 裂开 裂開 liè kāi to split open syn 开展 開展 kāi zhǎn to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open syn 打通 dǎ tōng to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection) syn 张扬 張揚 zhāng yáng to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash syn 光明正大 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open syn 开门见山 開門見山 kāi mén jiàn shān lit. to open the door and see the mountain / fig. to get right to the point (idiom) syn 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 开幕 開幕 kāi mù to open (a conference) / to inaugurate syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire syn 开办 開辦 kāi bàn to open / to start (a business etc) / to set up syn 翻开 翻開 fān kāi to open up syn 田野 tián yě field / open land / CL:片[pian4] syn 明朗 míng lǎng bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful syn 