Home › Characters › 开
开
kāi
to open · to start · to drive
HSK 125 words in the family
The 开 family
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 开. The example sentences use HSK 1–4 vocabulary only.
to open · to turn on
请打开窗户。
Please open the window.
to drive a car · to drive
他会开车。
He can drive a car.
to have a meeting · to hold a meeting
我们下午开会。
We have a meeting this afternoon.
to joke · to make fun of
他爱开玩笑,别生气。
He loves to joke; don't be angry.
to leave · to depart
我要离开这里。
I want to leave here.
happy · to feel glad
她很开心。
She is very happy.
to separate · to split apart
我们分开走。
Let's walk separately.
to go away · to leave
请你走开。
Please go away.
to start school · school begins
九月一号开学。
School starts on September 1st.
to turn on a machine · to start up (a device)
请开机。
Please turn on the machine.
开始
kāi shǐ
HSK 3
to begin · to start
我们开始上课。
We start class.
public · to make public · open
他公开了计划。
He made the plan public.
to develop · to exploit (resources)
公司开发新产品。
The company develops new products.
to open up · to be open (to the public) · liberal
公园周末开放。
The park is open on weekends.
to unfold · to spread out · to launch (an activity)
他们展开了讨论。
They started a discussion.
to carry out · to conduct · to develop
学校开展活动。
The school carries out activities.
to untie · to undo · to solve (a mystery)
请解开这个结。
Please untie this knot.
to open a business · to start operations
商店今天开业。
The shop opens today.
to push open · to push away
他推开门。
He pushed the door open.
召开
zhào kāi
HSK 4
to convene · to call (a meeting)
明天召开会议。
The meeting will be held tomorrow.
to pull open · to draw apart · to widen (distance)
他拉开了门。
He pulled open the door.
to bloom · to blossom
这棵树开花了。
This tree is blooming.
boiled water · boiling water
请给我一杯开水。
Please give me a cup of boiled water.
to separate · to partition off
请把两个人隔开。
Please separate the two people.
cannot do without · inseparable from
我离不开手机。
I can't do without my phone.
🐼
This page is one of 849 — get the whole book
The Hanzi Tree covers every HSK 1–4 word as character families, with a practice workbook and review checkpoints. Free PDF, 2,182 pages.
Try it free
Available on the App Store