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 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 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 展 zhǎn to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition syn 张 張 zhāng to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes syn 开发 開發 kāi fā to exploit (a resource) / to open up (for development) / to develop syn 开展 開展 kāi zhǎn to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open 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 阳光 陽光 yáng guāng sunshine / (of personality) upbeat / energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny) syn 公开 公開 gōng kāi open / overt / public / to make public / to release syn 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi to unfold / to spread out / to open up / to launch / to carry out syn 开通 開通 kāi tōng to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service) syn 透明 tòu míng transparent / (fig.) transparent / open to scrutiny syn 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 开辟 開闢 kāi pì to open up / to set up / to establish syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 开阔 開闊 kāi kuò wide / open (spaces) / to open up syn 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi to open wide / unrestrictedly syn 胸怀 胸懷 xiōng huái one's bosom (the seat of emotions) / breast / broad-minded and open / to think about / to cherish syn 田野 tián yě field / open land / CL:片[pian4] syn 坦率 tǎn shuài frank (discussion) / blunt / open syn 豪迈 豪邁 háo mài bold / open-minded / heroic syn 虚心 虛心 xū xīn open-minded / humble syn 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed syn 瞪眼 dèng yǎn to open one's eyes wide / to stare / to glare (at sb) / to scowl syn 开明 開明 kāi míng enlightened / open-minded / enlightenment syn 澳网 澳網 ào wǎng Australian Open (tennis tournament) 美网 美網 měi wǎng US Open (tennis tournament) 迸裂 bèng liè to split / to crack / to burst (open) syn 支开 支開 zhī kāi to send (sb) away / to change the subject / to open (an umbrella etc) 郊野 jiāo yě open area outside the city / countryside syn 闸口 閘口 zhá kǒu open sluice gate / (toll) station / boarding gate (airport etc) / (fig.) gateway (access point) 明渠 míng qú (open, uncovered) water channel / canal 启封 啟封 qǐ fēng to open sth that has been sealed syn 疮口 瘡口 chuāng kǒu wound / open sore 睁 睜 zhēng to open (one's eyes) syn 披 pī to drape over one's shoulders / to open / to unroll / to split open / to spread out syn 瞪 dèng to open (one's eyes) wide / to stare at / to glare at syn 拆 chāi to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open syn 劈 pī to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 翕 xī to open and close (the mouth etc) / friendly / compliant / Taiwan pr. [xi4] 打开 打開 dǎ kāi to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on syn 开通 開通 kāi tong open-minded syn 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 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 开设 開設 kāi shè to offer (goods or services) / to open (for business etc) syn 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 开幕 開幕 kāi mù to open (a conference) / to inaugurate syn 开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase syn 推开 推開 tuī kāi to push open (a gate etc) / to push away / to reject / to decline syn 改革开放 改革開放 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 睁开 睜開 zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes) 开店 開店 kāi diàn to open shop 揭开 揭開 jiē kāi to uncover / to open syn 不分 bù fēn not to distinguish / to make no distinction / (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role) 张开 張開 zhāng kāi to open up / to spread / to extend syn 挂牌 掛牌 guà pái lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market) syn 开户 開戶 kāi hù to open an account (bank etc) 开办 開辦 kāi bàn to open / to start (a business etc) / to set up syn 大口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping 开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day 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 张扬 張揚 zhāng yáng to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash syn 开封 開封 kāi fēng to open (sth that has been sealed) 朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam) syn 开到 開到 kāi dào open till... 开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 开场 開場 kāi chǎng to begin / to open / to start / beginning of an event syn 翻开 翻開 fān kāi to open up syn 开眼 開眼 kāi yǎn to open one's eyes / to widen one's horizons syn 公开赛 公開賽 gōng kāi sài (sports) open championship / open (as in "the US Open") 露天 lù tiān outdoors / al fresco / in the open syn 明朗 míng lǎng bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful syn 通车 通車 tōng chē to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute 打通 dǎ tōng to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection) syn 大开 大開 dà kāi to open wide 张口 張口 zhāng kǒu to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc) / to gape / to start talking (esp. to make a request) 掀开 掀開 xiān kāi to lift open / to tear open syn 空地 kòng dì vacant land / open space syn 破获 破獲 pò huò to uncover (a criminal plot) / to break open and capture syn 开源 開源 kāi yuán to establish additional sources of revenue / (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1fang4 yuan2ma3]) 破门 破門 pò mén to burst or force open a door / to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church) / to score a goal (in football, hockey etc) 张嘴 張嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) / to gape syn 拆开 拆開 chāi kāi to dismantle / to disassemble / to open up (sth sealed) / to unpick syn 划破 劃破 huá pò to cut open / to rip / to streak across (lightning, meteor etc) / to pierce (scream, searchlight etc) 爽朗 shuǎng lǎng clear and bright (of weather) / straightforward / candid / open syn 海阔天空 海闊天空 hǎi kuò tiān kōng wide sea and sky (idiom) / boundless open vistas / the whole wide world / chatting about everything under the sun syn 睁眼 睜眼 zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes syn 散装 散裝 sǎn zhuāng loose goods / goods sold open / draft (of beer, as opposed to bottled) syn 远洋 遠洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast) syn 原野 yuán yě plain / open country syn 裂开 裂開 liè kāi to split open syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 豁达 豁達 huò dá optimistic / sanguine / generous / magnanimous / open-minded 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 