开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 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 解脱 解脫 jiě tuō to untie / to free / to absolve of / to get free of / to extirpate oneself / (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries 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") 免税 免稅 miǎn shuì not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc) / tax free / duty free (shop) 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 大小便 dà xiǎo biàn using the toilet / urination and defecation syn 掀开 掀開 xiān kāi to lift open / to tear open syn 挥洒 揮灑 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style syn 群落 qún luò community / (science) biocoenosis / ecological community syn 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 扒开 扒開 bā kāi to pry open or apart / to spread (sth) open with both hands syn 开山 開山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery syn 开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn 免票 miǎn piào not to be charged for admission / (to be admitted) for free / free pass syn 保税区 保稅區 bǎo shuì qū duty-free district / tariff-free zone / bonded area 撬开 撬開 qiào kāi to pry open / to lever open 自由贸易区 自由貿易區 zì yóu mào yì qū free trade zone / free trade area 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 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 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 畅 暢 chàng free / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent syn 辟 闢 pì to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating / incisive syn 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 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) 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 自由 zì yóu freedom / liberty / free / unrestricted / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 空 kòng to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time syn 免费 免費 miǎn fèi free (of charge) 释放 釋放 shì fàng to release / to set free / to liberate (a prisoner) / to discharge 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 放手 fàng shǒu to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand syn 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn 公开 公開 gōng kāi open / overt / public / to make public / to release syn 社区 社區 shè qū community / neighborhood 任 rèn to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 解除 jiě chú to remove / to sack / to get rid of / to relieve (sb of their duties) / to free / to lift (an embargo) / to rescind (an agreement) 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 脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away / to escape (from obligations) / to free oneself / to disengage 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 安宁 安寧 ān níng peaceful / tranquil / calm / composed / free from worry syn 野马 野馬 yě mǎ feral horse / free-roaming horse / wild horse 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 群体 群體 qún tǐ community / colony 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 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare syn 放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate syn 拆开 拆開 chāi kāi to dismantle / to disassemble / to open up (sth sealed) / to unpick syn 翻身 fān shēn to turn over (when lying) / (fig.) to free oneself / to emancipate oneself / to bring about a change of one's fortunes syn 安然 ān rán calmly / without qualms / free from worry / safe and sound 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 败类 敗類 bài lèi scum of a community / degenerate syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 小区 小區 xiǎo qū housing estate / community / neighborhood / (telecommunications) cell 打通 dǎ tōng to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection) syn 潇洒 瀟灑 xiāo sǎ confident and at ease / free and easy 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 挥霍 揮霍 huī huò to squander money / extravagant / prodigal / free and easy / agile syn 抽身 chōu shēn to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself 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 逍遥 逍遙 xiāo yáo free and unfettered 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 