开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 规定 規定 guī dìng to stipulate / to specify / to prescribe / to fix (a price) / to set (a quota) / regulations / rules / provisions / stipulations syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) 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 程 chéng rule / order / regulations / formula / journey / procedure / sequence 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 条例 條例 tiáo lì regulations / rules / code of conduct / ordinances / statutes 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 开业 開業 kāi yè to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business) syn 守则 守則 shǒu zé rules / regulations syn 消防队 消防隊 xiāo fáng duì fire brigade / fire department 生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire syn 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 开阔 開闊 kāi kuò wide / open (spaces) / to open up syn 失火 shī huǒ to catch fire / to be on fire syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire 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") 违章 違章 wéi zhāng to break the rules / to violate regulations syn 消防车 消防車 xiāo fáng chē fire engine / fire truck 火堆 huǒ duī bonfire / to open fire 通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan 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 掀开 掀開 xiān kāi to lift open / to tear open syn 章程 zhāng chéng rules / regulations / constitution / statute / articles of association (of company) / articles of incorporation / charter (of a corporation) / by-laws syn 校规 校規 xiào guī school rules and regulations 条条框框 條條框框 tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng fixed framework (idiom) / restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) / regulations and restrictions syn 野火 yě huǒ wildfire / (spreading like) wildfire / bush fire / farm fire (for clearing fields) syn 规程 規程 guī chéng rules / regulations syn 劈开 劈開 pī kāi to cleave / to split open / to spread open (fingers, legs) syn 打炮 dǎ pào to open fire with artillery / to set off firecrackers / to make one's stage debut / (slang) to have sex / to masturbate syn 细则 細則 xì zé detailed rules and regulations / bylaws 开裂 開裂 kāi liè to split open / to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) syn 明火 míng huǒ flame / open fire 扒开 扒開 bā kāi to pry open or apart / to spread (sth) open with both hands syn 雷打不动 雷打不動 léi dǎ bù dòng not shaken by thunder (idiom) / the arrangements are unalterable / to adhere rigidly to regulations / will go ahead whatever happens (of an arrangement or plan) syn 开山 開山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery syn 火险 火險 huǒ xiǎn fire danger (abbr. for 火災危險|火灾危险[huo3zai1 wei1xian3]) / fire insurance (abbr. for 火災保險|火灾保险[huo3zai1 bao3xian3]) 为准 為準 wéi zhǔn to serve as the norm / ...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc) 开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn 操作规程 操作規程 cāo zuò guī chéng operating rules / work regulations 设计规范 設計規範 shè jì guī fàn design norm / planning regulations 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 规制 規制 guī zhì to regulate / rules and regulations / regulatory / style and structure (esp. of building) 分则 分則 fēn zé specific provisions (based on general regulations) 照章 zhào zhāng according to the regulations syn 拆 chāi to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open syn 施 shī (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc) 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 熄 xī to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 敞 chǎng open to the view of all / spacious / to open wide / to disclose syn 辟 闢 pì to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating / incisive syn 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 燧 suì (bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays / (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke 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 离 離 lí to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲ syn 打开 打開 dǎ kāi to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on syn 解雇 解僱 jiě gù to fire / to sack / to dismiss / to terminate employment 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 开除 開除 kāi chú to expel (a member of an organization) / to fire (an employee) syn 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 发射 發射 fā shè to shoot (a projectile) / to fire (a rocket) / to launch / to emit (a particle) / to discharge / emanation / emission syn 警报 警報 jǐng bào (fire) alarm / alert signal / alarm / alert / warning 公开 公開 gōng kāi open / overt / public / to make public / to release syn 射击 射擊 shè jī to shoot / to fire (a gun) syn 消防 xiāo fáng firefighting / fire control 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) syn 着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire syn 发火 發火 fā huǒ to catch fire / to ignite / to detonate / to get angry 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 着 著 zháo to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in 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 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 开通 開通 kāi tong open-minded syn 点燃 點燃 diǎn rán to ignite / to set on fire / aflame 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 纵火 縱火 zòng huǒ to set on fire / to commit arson syn 火力 huǒ lì fire / firepower 拉开 拉開 lā kāi to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase syn 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 烧毁 燒燬 shāo huǐ to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire syn 惹火 rě huǒ to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers 开张 開張 kāi zhāng to open a business / first transaction of a business day syn 起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry syn 火柴 huǒ chái match (for lighting fire) / CL:根[gen1],盒[he2] syn 揭开 揭開 jiē kāi to uncover / to open syn 透明 tòu míng transparent / (fig.) transparent / open to scrutiny syn 炒鱿鱼 炒魷魚 chǎo yóu yú (coll.) to fire sb / to sack sb syn 