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 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 签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document) / to sign and issue officially 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") 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 斯洛伐克 sī luò fá kè Slovakia (officially, since 1993, the Slovak Republic) 出台 出臺 chū tái to officially launch (a policy, program etc) / to appear on stage / to appear publicly / (of a bar girl) to leave with a client 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 批复 批復 pī fù to reply officially to a subordinate syn 开卷 開卷 kāi juàn to open a book / open-book (exam) syn 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 纳木错 納木錯 nà mù cuò Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet 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 辟 闢 pì to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating / incisive syn 谘 諮 zī simplified form of 諮 (Note: In practice, 咨 is usually used in simplified Chinese rather than 谘, even though 咨 is not officially designated as the simplified form of 諮.) 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 开设 開設 kāi shè to offer (goods or services) / to open (for business etc) syn 朝向 cháo xiàng toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam) syn 水族馆 水族館 shuǐ zú guǎn aquarium (open to the public) 火堆 huǒ duī bonfire / to open fire 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) 划破 劃破 huá pò to cut open / to rip / to streak across (lightning, meteor etc) / to pierce (scream, searchlight etc) 张嘴 張嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request) / to gape syn 开明 開明 kāi míng enlightened / open-minded / enlightenment syn 露宿 lù sù to sleep outdoors / to spend the night in the open syn 敞篷车 敞篷車 chǎng péng chē a convertible / open-top car syn 破获 破獲 pò huò to uncover (a criminal plot) / to break open and capture syn 通电 通電 tōng diàn to set up an electric circuit / to electrify / to switch on / to be connected to an electricity grid / open telegram 开辟 開闢 kāi pì to open up / to set up / to establish syn 直白 zhí bái to speak frankly / frank / open / blunt syn 易拉罐 yì lā guàn pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull) 开眼 開眼 kāi yǎn to open one's eyes / to widen one's horizons 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 原野 yuán yě plain / open country syn 决裂 決裂 jué liè to rupture / to burst open / to break / to break off relations with / a rupture 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) 信口 xìn kǒu to blurt sth out / to open one's mouth without thinking syn 网开一面 網開一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom) / let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment syn 开户 開戶 kāi hù to open an account (bank etc) 启齿 啟齒 qǐ chǐ to open one's mouth / to start talking syn 开化 開化 kāi huà to become civilized / to be open-minded / (of ice) to thaw syn 掰开 掰開 bāi kāi to pull apart / to pry open with the hands syn 剖腹 pōu fù to cut open the abdomen / to disembowel / to speak from the heart 外海 wài hǎi offshore / open sea 