开 / 開
kāi
Meaning
- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- to start
- to turn on · to put in operation · to operate · to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice and so on)
- away · off
- carat (gold)
- abbreviation for Kelvin, 开尔文 Kāi ěr wén · abbreviation for 开本 kāi běn, book format
Example sentences
它还开着吗？
它還開着嗎？
tā hái kāi zhe ma？
Is it still open?
水快开了，泡杯茶喝了再走。
水快開了，泡杯茶喝了再走。
shuǐ kuài kāi le， pào bēi chá hē le zài zǒu。
The water's almost boiling, make yourself a cup of tea before you go.
天气开始转凉，我便开了暖炉。
天氣開始轉涼，我便開了暖爐。
tiān qì kāi shǐ zhuǎn liáng， wǒ biàn kāi le nuǎn lú。
As the weather started to get cooler, I turned on the heater.