开始 kāishǐ, [開始], to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[gè] 开 kāi, [開], to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a prescription, check, invoice... 离开 líkāi, [離開], to depart/to leave 开心 kāixīn, [開心], to feel happy/to rejoice/to have a great time/to make fun of sb 打开 dǎkāi, [打開], to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on 开枪 kāiqiāng, [開槍], to open fire/to shoot a gun 放开 fàngkāi, [放開], to let go/to release 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào, [開玩笑], to play a joke/to make fun of/to joke 开车 kāichē, [開車], to drive a car 走开 zǒukāi, [走開], to leave/to walk away/to beat it/to move aside 开门 kāimén, [開門], to open a door (lit. and fig.)/to open for business 分开 fēnkāi, [分開], to separate/to part 开除 kāichú, [開除], to expel (a member of an organization)/to fire (an employee) 开口 kāikǒu, [開口], to open one's mouth/to start to talk 滚开 gǔnkāi, [滾開], to boil (of liquid)/boiling hot/Get out!/Go away!/fuck off (rude) 公开 gōngkāi, [公開], public/to publish/to make public 开火 kāihuǒ, [開火], to open fire 解开 jiěkāi, [解開], to untie/to undo/to solve (a mystery) 开会 kāihuì, [開會], to hold a meeting/to attend a meeting 开头 kāitóu, [開頭], beginning/to start 展开 zhǎnkāi, [展開], to unfold/to carry out/to be in full swing/to launch 开放 kāifàng, [開放], to bloom/to open/to be open (to the public)/to open up (to the outside)/to be op... 敞开 chǎngkāi, [敞開], to open wide/unrestrictedly 避开 bìkāi, [避開], to avoid/to evade/to keep away from 开场 kāichǎng, [開場], to begin/to open/to start/beginning of an event 开通 kāitōng/kāitong, [開通], to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transportation routes etc), o... 开拍 kāipāi, [開拍], to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc)/to start the bidding (auctio... 张开 zhāngkāi, [張開], to open up/to spread/to extend 开发 kāifā, [開發], to exploit (a resource)/to open up (for development)/to develop 开工 kāigōng, [開工], to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)/to start a construction jo... 闪开 shǎnkāi, [閃開], to get out of the way 躲开 duǒkāi, [躲開], to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)/to avoid (sb) 开庭 kāitíng, [開庭], to begin a (judicial) court session 开启 kāiqǐ, [開啟], to open/to start/(computing) to enable 让开 ràngkāi, [讓開], to get out of the way/to step aside 开战 kāizhàn, [開戰], to start a war/to make war/to battle against 拉开 lākāi, [拉開], to pull open/to pull apart/to space out/to increase 松开 sōngkāi, [鬆開], to release/to let go/to loosen/to untie/to come loose 开动 kāidòng, [開動], to start/to set in motion/to move/to march/to dig in (eating)/to tuck in (eating... 召开 zhàokāi, [召開], to convene (a conference or meeting)/to convoke/to call together 开张 kāizhāng, [開張], to open a business/first transaction of a business day 开关 kāiguān, [開關], power switch/gas valve/to open the city (or frontier) gate/to open and close/to ... 抛开 pāokāi, [拋開], to throw out/to get rid of 揭开 jiēkāi, [揭開], to uncover/to open 散开 sànkāi, [散開], to separate/to disperse 开胃 kāiwèi, [開胃], to whet the appetite/appetizing/to amuse oneself at sb's expense/to tease 挪开 nuókāi, [挪開], to move (sth) aside/to step aside/to move over (when sitting on a bench)/to shif... 开支 kāizhī, [開支], expenditures/expenses/CL:筆|笔[bǐ], 項|项[xiàng]/to spend money/(coll.) to pay wages 开端 kāiduān, [開端], start/beginning 开业 kāiyè, [開業], to open a business/to open a practice/open (for business) 开诚布公 kāichéngbùgōng, [開誠佈公]/[開誠布公], variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kāi chéng bù gōng], lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom);... 推开 tuīkāi, [推開], to push open (a gate etc)/to push away/to reject/to decline 开价 kāijià, [開價], to quote a price/seller's first offer 拆开 chāikāi, [拆開], to dismantle/to disassemble/to open up (sth sealed)/to unpick 离不开 líbukāi, [離不開], inseparable/inevitably linked to 裂开 lièkāi, [裂開], to split open 开销 kāixiāo, [開銷], to pay (expenses)/expenses/(old) to dismiss (an employee) 开展 kāizhǎn, [開展], to launch/to develop/to unfold/(of an exhibition etc) to open 开学 kāixué, [開學], foundation of a University or College/school opening/the start of a new term 开创 kāichuàng, [開創], to initiate/to start/to found 开幕式 kāimùshì, [開幕式], opening ceremony 开饭 kāifàn, [開飯], to serve a meal 开阔 kāikuò, [開闊], wide/open (spaces)/to open up 开门见山 kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio... 开机 kāijī, [開機], to start an engine/to boot up (a computer)/to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete/to begin sho... 开场白 kāichǎngbái, [開場白], prologue of play/opening remarks/preamble (of speeches, articles etc) 开脱 kāituō, [開脫], to exculpate/to absolve/to exonerate 开花 kāihuā, [開花], to bloom/to blossom/to flower/fig. to burst open/to feel happy or elated/new dev... 开幕 kāimù, [開幕], to open (a conference)/to inaugurate 开罗 Kāiluó, [開羅], Cairo, capital of Egypt 甩开 shuǎikāi, [甩開], to shake off/to get rid of 传开 chuánkāi, [傳開], (of news) to spread/to get around 开朗 kāilǎng, [開朗], spacious and well-lit/open and clear/(of character) optimistic/cheerful/carefree 撇开 piēkāi, [撇開], to disregard/to leave aside 开炮 kāipào, [開砲], to open fire 开船 kāichuán, [開船], to set sail 开办 kāibàn, [開辦], to open/to start (a business etc)/to set up 开采 kāicǎi, [開採], to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)/to exploit/to mine 翻开 fānkāi, [翻開], to open up 开路 kāilù, [開路], to open up a path/to make one's way through/to construct a road/(electricity) op... 不可开交 bùkěkāijiāo, [不可開交], to be awfully (busy etc) 公开赛 gōngkāisài, [公開賽], (sports) open championship/open (as in "the US Open") 开发商 kāifāshāng, [開發商], developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc) 开刀 kāidāo, [開刀], (of a surgeon) to perform an operation/(of a patient) to have an operation/to de... 开曼群岛 KāimànQúndǎo, [開曼群島], Cayman Islands 开设 kāishè, [開設], to offer (goods or services)/to open (for business etc) 异想天开 yìxiǎngtiānkāi, [異想天開], to imagine the wildest thing/to indulge in fantasy 盛开 shèngkāi, [盛開], blooming/in full flower 寻开心 xúnkāixīn, [尋開心], to make fun of/to seek diversion 开局 kāijú, [開局], opening (chess etc)/early stage of game, match, work, activity etc 开窍 kāiqiào, [開竅], to get it straight/to start to understand things properly/enlightenment dawns 开演 kāiyǎn, [開演], (of a play, movie etc) to begin 开明 kāimíng, [開明], enlightened/open-minded/enlightenment 开怀 kāihuái, [開懷], to one's heart's content/without restraint 断开 duànkāi, [斷開], to break/to sever/to turn off (electric switch) 开走 kāizǒu, [開走], to go (of car, train etc)/to drive off 开拓 kāituò, [開拓], to break new ground (for agriculture)/to open up (a new seam)/to develop (border... 开拓者 kāituòzhě, [開拓者], pioneer 开辟 kāipì, [開闢], to open up/to set up/to establish 掀开 xiānkāi, [掀開], to lift open/to tear open 开赛 kāisài, [開賽], to start a match/the kick-off 开眼 kāiyǎn, [開眼], to open one's eyes/to widen one's horizons 开导 kāidǎo, [開導], to talk sb round/to straighten sth out/to enlighten 信口开河 xìnkǒukāihé, [信口開河], to speak without thinking (idiom)/to blurt sth out 开水 kāishuǐ, [開水], boiled water/boiling water 开外 kāiwài, [開外], over and above (some amount)/beyond (budget) 米开朗基罗 Mǐkāilǎngjīluó, [米開朗基羅], Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), Renaissance painter and sculptor 开瓶器 kāipíngqì, [開瓶器], bottle opener 开天窗 kāitiānchuāng, [開天窗], to leave a blank to mark censored area 网开一面 wǎngkāiyīmiàn, [網開一面], open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly/to give one's opponent ... 拨开 bōkāi, [撥開], to push aside/to part/to brush away 开小差 kāixiǎochāi, [開小差], to be absent-minded/to desert/to abscond from the army/absent without leave (AWO... 岔开 chàkāi, [岔開], to diverge/to branch off the road/to change (the subject) 开化 kāihuà, [開化], to become civilized/to be open-minded/(of ice) to thaw 开户 kāihù, [開戶], to open an account (bank etc) 开释 kāishì, [開釋], to release (a prisoner) 掰开 bāikāi, [掰開], to pull apart/to pry open with the hands 开足马力 kāizúmǎlì, [開足馬力], to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed/fig. to work as hard as possi... 除开 chúkāi, [除開], besides/except/to get rid of (sb)/(math.) to divide 开天辟地 kāitiānpìdì, [開天闢地], to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gǔ] creat... 开篇 kāipiān, [開篇], start of literary work/opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tán cí] 开放性 kāifàngxìng, [開放性], openness 开夜车 kāiyèchē, [開夜車], to burn the midnight oil/to work late into the night 劈开 pīkāi, [劈開], to cleave/to split open/to spread open (fingers, legs) 开课 kāikè, [開課], school begins/give a course/teach a subject 开房间 kāifángjiān, [開房間], to take a hotel room/to rent a room 开国 kāiguó, [開國], to found a state/to open a closed country 开春 kāichūn, [開春], beginning of spring/the lunar New Year 开恩 kāiēn, [開恩], to give a favor (used of Christian God) 开封 Kāifēng, [開封], Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former pro... 开后门 kāihòumén, [開後門], to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to... 开普敦 Kāipǔdūn, [開普敦], Cape Town (city in South Africa) 丢开 diūkāi, [丟開], to cast or put aside/to forget for a while 豁然开朗 huòránkāilǎng, [豁然開朗], suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing/fig. ev... 开尔文 Kāiěrwén, [開爾文], Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson)/Kelvin (temperature s... 想开 xiǎngkāi, [想開], to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)/to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things/to... 开裂 kāiliè, [開裂], to split open/to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) 开裆裤 kāidāngkù, [開襠褲], open-crotch pants (for toddlers) 开挖 kāiwā, [開挖], to dig out/to excavate/to scoop out 开赴 kāifù, [開赴], (of troops) to depart for/to head for 开间 kāijiān, [開間], alcove/bay in a room/unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters 开道 kāidào, [開道], to clear the way 吃得开 chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand 开司米 kāisīmǐ, [開司米], cashmere (loanword) 开门红 kāiménhóng, [開門紅], a good beginning 扒开 bākāi, [扒開], to pry open or apart/to spread (sth) open with both hands 左右开弓 zuǒyòukāigōng, [左右開弓], lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)/fig. to display ambidexterity/to slap with... 开凿 kāizáo, [開鑿], to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc) 开快车 kāikuàichē, [開快車], an express train sets off/fig. to work in haste/to rush 公开化 gōngkāihuà, [公開化], to publicize/openness (of government, PRC equivalent of "glasnost") 开垦 kāikěn, [開墾], to clear a wild area for cultivation/to put under the plow 茅塞顿开 máosèdùnkāi, [茅塞頓開], murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clea... 开发区 kāifāqū, [開發區], development zone 喜笑颜开 xǐxiàoyánkāi, [喜笑顏開], grinning from ear to ear (idiom)/beaming with happiness 洞开 dòngkāi, [洞開], to be wide open 开拔 kāibá, [開拔], to set out (of troops)/departure/start date (of military expedition) 开锅 kāiguō, [開鍋], (of a pot) to boil 开路先锋 kāilùxiānfēng, [開路先鋒], pioneer/trailbreaker 绽开 zhànkāi, [綻開], to burst forth 开具 kāijù, [開具], to draw up (a document) 开箱 kāixiāng, [開箱], unboxing/to unbox 开矿 kāikuàng, [開礦], to mine/to open a seam 开盘 kāipán, [開盤], to commence trading (stock market) 开腔 kāiqiāng, [開腔], to speak out/to start speaking 开荒 kāihuāng, [開荒], to open up land (for agriculture) 想得开 xiǎngdekāi, [想得開], to not take to heart/to be free of worried thoughts/to adopt a lighthearted pers... 开创性 kāichuàngxìng, [開創性], innovative 开屏 kāipíng, [開屏], (a peacock) spreads its tail 开绿灯 kāilǜdēng, [開綠燈], to give the green light/to give the go-ahead 错开 cuòkāi, [錯開], to stagger (times) 开山 kāishān, [開山], to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)/to open a monastery 开市 kāishì, [開市], (of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading/to make the first transaction... 公开信 gōngkāixìn, [公開信], open letter 白开水 báikāishuǐ, [白開水], plain boiled water 想不开 xiǎngbukāi, [想不開], cannot figure out/to be unable to take a lighter view/to take things too hard/to... 兰开斯特 Lánkāisītè, [蘭開斯特], Lancaster 撩开 liāokai, [撩開], to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something/to toss aside 旗开得胜 qíkāidéshèng, [旗開得勝], lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have... 吃不开 chībukāi, [吃不開], be unpopular/won't work 南开 Nánkāi, [南開], Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tiān jīn shì] 开讲 kāijiǎng, [開講], to begin a lecture/to start on a story 笑逐颜开 xiàozhúyánkāi, [笑逐顏開], smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure/all smiles/joy writt... 开小灶 kāixiǎozào, [開小灶], to give preferential treatment/to give special attention 脱开 tuōkāi, [脫開], to withdraw 皮开肉绽 píkāiròuzhàn, [皮開肉綻], flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom) 对开 duìkāi, [對開], running in opposite direction (buses, trains, ferries etc) 开票 kāipiào, [開票], to open ballot boxes/to count votes/to make out a voucher or invoice etc/to writ... 半公开 bàngōngkāi, [半公開], semiovert/more or less open 开金 kāijīn, [開金], carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold) 开远 Kāiyuǎn, [開遠], Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan 继往开来 jìwǎngkāilái, [繼往開來], to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transitio... 铁树开花 tiěshùkāihuā, [鐵樹開花], lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)/a highly improbable or extremely rare occurren... 开平 Kāipíng, [開平], Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong/Kaiping district of Tangs... 开拓性 kāituòxìng, [開拓性], pioneering/groundbreaking 开幕词 kāimùcí, [開幕詞], opening speech (at a conference) 重开 chóngkāi, [重開], to reopen 开方 kāifāng, [開方], to extract a square root 开本 kāiběn, [開本], book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16-kai format 16開|16开[shí liù kāi] i... 开炉 kāilú, [開爐], to open a furnace/to start up a furnace 开堂 kāitáng, [開堂], to open a law court/to set up a mourning hall 开卷 kāijuàn, [開卷], to open a book/open-book (exam) 遍地开花 biàndìkāihuā, [遍地開花], to blossom everywhere/to spring up all over the place/to flourish on a large sca... 别开生面 biékāishēngmiàn, [別開生面], to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path/to break fresh ground 开倒车 kāidàochē, [開倒車], to drive in reverse/fig. to take a backward step/retrogressive/trying to turn th... 乐开花 lèkāihuā, [樂開花], to burst with joy 开锁 kāisuǒ, [開鎖], to unlock 开阳 Kāiyáng, [開陽], zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper/Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guì yáng], ... 一夫当关，万夫莫开 yīfūdāngguān,wànfūmòkāi, [一夫當關，萬夫莫開], one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom) 一把钥匙开一把锁 yībǎyàoshikāiyībǎsuǒ, [一把鑰匙開一把鎖], One key opens one lock./There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) 万事开头难 wànshìkāitóunán, [萬事開頭難], every beginning is difficult (idiom)/getting started is always the hardest part 三七开 sānqīkāi, [三七開], ratio seventy to thirty/thirty percent failure, seventy percent success 三七开定论 sānqīkāidìnglùn, [三七開定論], thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao... 不开窍 bùkāiqiào, [不開竅], unable to understand/can't get the point 亚洲开发银行 YàzhōuKāifāYínháng, [亞洲開發銀行], Asian Development Bank 从零开始 cónglíngkāishǐ, [從零開始], to start from scratch 伸开 shēnkāi, [伸開], to stretch out 保险解开系统 bǎoxiǎnjiěkāixìtǒng, [保險解開系統], arming system 信口开合 xìnkǒukāihé, [信口開合], variant of 信口開河|信口开河[xìn kǒu kāi hé] 倒开 dàokāi, [倒開], to reverse a vehicle/to drive backwards 免开尊口 miǎnkāizūnkǒu, [免開尊口], keep your thoughts to yourself 八开 bākāi, [八開], octavo 公共开支 gōnggòngkāizhī, [公共開支], public expenditure 公开指责 gōngkāizhǐzé, [公開指責], to denounce 公开讨论会 gōngkāitǎolùnhuì, [公開討論會], open forum 公开钥匙 gōngkāiyàoshi, [公開鑰匙], public key (in encryption) 兰开夏郡 Lánkāixiàjùn, [蘭開夏郡], Lancashire (English county) 再开 zàikāi, [再開], to reopen/to start again 军费开支 jūnfèikāizhī, [軍費開支], military spending 化开 huàkāi, [化開], to spread out after being diluted or melted/to dissolve into a liquid 半开化 bànkāihuà, [半開化], semicivilized 半开半关 bànkāibànguān, [半開半關], half-open, half closed 半开门 bànkāimén, [半開門], half-open door/fig. prostitute 半开门儿 bànkāiménr, [半開門兒], erhua variant of 半開門|半开门[bàn kāi mén] 南开区 Nánkāiqū, [南開區], Hebei district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tiān jīn shì] 南开大学 NánkāiDàxué, [南開大學], Nankai University (Tianjin) 双后前兵开局 shuānghòuqiánbīngkāijú, [雙后前兵開局], Double Queen Pawn Opening/Closed Game (chess)/same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局 双开 shuāngkāi, [雙開], to strip sb of their Party membership and government job (開除黨籍，開除公職|开除党籍，开除公职) 另开 lìngkāi, [另開], to break up/to divide property and live apart/to start on a new (path) 召开会议 zhàokāihuìyì, [召開會議], to call a conference/to convene a meeting 吾尔开希 Wúěrkāixī, [吾爾開希], Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy m... 周转不开 zhōuzhuǎnbùkāi, [周轉不開], to have financial difficulties/unable to make ends meet 咧开嘴笑 liěkāizuǐxiào, [咧開嘴笑], to laugh 哪壶不开提哪壶 nǎhúbùkāitínǎhú, [哪壺不開提哪壺], lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot/to talk abo... 国家开发银行 GuójiāKāifāYínháng, [國家開發銀行], China Development Bank 夜开花 yèkāihuā, [夜開花], bottle gourd (i.e. 瓠瓜[hù guā]) 大开 dàkāi, [大開], to open wide 大开斋 Dàkāizhāi, [大開齋], see 開齋節|开斋节[Kāi zhāi jié] 天安门开了 Tiānānménkāile, [天安門開了], pants fly is down/the barn door is open 封开 Fēngkāi, [封開], Fengkai county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhào qìng], Guangdong 封开县 Fēngkāixiàn, [封開縣], Fengkai county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhào qìng], Guangdong 封闭性开局 FēngbìxìngKāijú, [封閉性開局], Closed Game/Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess)/same as 雙后前兵開局|双后前兵开局 小开 xiǎokāi, [小開], (dialect) boss's son/rich man's son/young master 展开图 zhǎnkāitú, [展開圖], expansion plan/development graph 帝王切开 dìwángqiēkāi, [帝王切開], Cesarean section 广开言路 guǎngkāiyánlù, [廣開言路], to encourage the free airing of views (idiom) 开三次方 kāisāncìfāng, [開三次方], cube root/to extract a cube root 开业大吉 kāiyèdàjí, [開業大吉], celebration on opening a business 开交 kāijiāo, [開交], (used with negative) to conclude/(impossible) to end/(can't) finish 开仗 kāizhàng, [開仗], to start a war/to open hostilities 开伙 kāihuǒ, [開伙], to start providing food/to open today's service in a canteen 开会祈祷 kāihuìqídǎo, [開會祈禱], invocation 开伯尔 Kāibóěr, [開伯爾], Khyber province of Pakistan/Northwest Frontier province 开伯尔山口 Kāibóěrshānkǒu, [開伯爾山口], Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan) 开例 kāilì, [開例], to create a precedent 开元 Kāiyuán, [開元], Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Táng Xuán zōng] reign name used during the Kaiyuan e... 开先 kāixiān, [開先], at first 开光 kāiguāng, [開光], eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism)/to consecrate/to bless/tran... 开冻 kāidòng, [開凍], to thaw/to melt 开刃 kāirèn, [開刃], to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc 开列 kāiliè, [開列], to make (a list)/to list 开初 kāichū, [開初], at the outset/at first/early 开化县 Kāihuàxiàn, [開化縣], Kaihua county in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang 开区间 kāiqūjiān, [開區間], open interval (in calculus) 开单 kāidān, [開單], to bill/to open a tab 开印 kāiyìn, [開印], to start a print run 开卷有益 kāijuànyǒuyì, [開卷有益], lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education 开原 Kāiyuán, [開原], Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning 开原县 Kāiyuánxiàn, [開原縣], Kaiyuan county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning 开原市 Kāiyuánshì, [開原市], Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning 开县 Kāixiàn, [開縣], Kai county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichu... 开发人员 kāifārényuán, [開發人員], developer 开发周期 kāifāzhōuqī, [開發周期]/[開發週期], development cycle/development period/also written 開發週期|开发周期, development cycle/d... 开发环境 kāifāhuánjìng, [開發環境], development environment (computer) 开发过程 kāifāguòchéng, [開發過程], development process 开发银行 kāifāyínháng, [開發銀行], development bank 开口子 kāikǒuzi, [開口子], a dike breaks/fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds)/to open the floodgates 开口成脏 kāikǒuchéngzāng, [開口成髒], (Internet slang) to use foul language (pun on 出口成章[chū kǒu chéng zhāng]) 开台 kāitái, [開臺], start of play/opening of theatrical performance 开台锣鼓 kāitáiluógǔ, [開臺鑼鼓], opening gong/gong strokes announcing start of opera performance 开吃 kāichī, [開吃], to start eating 开合 kāihé, [開合], to open and close 开吊 kāidiào, [開弔], to hold memorial service/to hold a funeral 开味 kāiwèi, [開味], whet the appetite 开国元勋 kāiguóyuánxūn, [開國元勛]/[開國元勳], variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty)/founding father/fi... 开国功臣 kāiguógōngchén, [開國功臣], outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of ... 开地 kāidì, [開地], to clear land (for cultivation)/to open up land 开城 Kāichéng, [開城], Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with Sout... 开城市 Kāichéngshì, [開城市], Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with Sout... 开埠 kāibù, [開埠], to open up a port for trade/to open treaty ports 开士米 kāishìmǐ, [開士米], cashmere (loanword) 开壶 kāihú, [開壺], pot of boiling water 开外挂 kāiwàiguà, [開外掛], see 開掛|开挂[kāi guà] 开大油门 kāidàyóumén, [開大油門], to open the throttle/to accelerate/to let her rip 开天避地 kāitiānbìdì, [開天避地], to open the sky and divide the earth/ref. to Pangu 盤古|盘古 in the Chinese creation... 开奖 kāijiǎng, [開獎], to announce the winners in a lottery 开始以前 kāishǐyǐqián, [開始以前], before the beginning (of sth) 开始比赛 kāishǐbǐsài, [開始比賽], to start a match/to kick off 开宗明义 kāizōngmíngyì, [開宗明義], to declare at the outset (idiom) 开封县 Kāifēngxiàn, [開封縣], Kaifeng county in Kaifeng, Henan 开封地区 Kāifēngdìqū, [開封地區], Kaifeng prefecture in Henan 开封市 Kāifēngshì, [開封市], Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former pro... 开封府 Kāifēngfǔ, [開封府], Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty 开小会 kāixiǎohuì, [開小會], to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture) 开山刀 kāishāndāo, [開山刀], machete 开山祖师 kāishānzǔshī, [開山祖師], founding master of a monastery/founder/originator 开山鼻祖 kāishānbízǔ, [開山鼻祖], founder 开幕典礼 kāimùdiǎnlǐ, [開幕典禮], opening ceremony 开平区 Kāipíngqū, [開平區], Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Táng shān shì], Hebei 开平市 Kāipíngshì, [開平市], Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong 开店 kāidiàn, [開店], to open shop 开弓不放箭 kāigōngbùfàngjiàn, [開弓不放箭], lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)/fig. to bluff/to be all ... 开弓没有回头箭 kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn, [開弓沒有回頭箭], lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)/fig. once yo... 开往 kāiwǎng, [開往], (of a bus, train etc) to leave for/heading for 开征 kāizhēng, [開徵], to start collecting taxes 开心果 kāixīnguǒ, [開心果], pistachio nuts/fig. amusing person 开心颜 kāixīnyán, [開心顏], to rejoice/smiling 开悟 kāiwù, [開悟], to become enlightened (Buddhism) 开戏 kāixì, [開戲], to start an opera 开戒 kāijiè, [開戒], to end abstinence/to resume (drinking) after a break/to break (a taboo) 开打 kāidǎ, [開打], (of a sports competition or match) to commence/(of a war or battle) to break out... 开挂 kāiguà, [開掛], to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kāi wài guà])/(coll.) unbelievably... 开掘 kāijué, [開掘], to excavate/to dig out/fig. to investigate (in an archive) 开放式系统 kāifàngshìxìtǒng, [開放式系統], open system(s) 开放式网络 kāifàngshìwǎngluò, [開放式網絡], open network 开放源代码 kāifàngyuándàimǎ, [開放源代碼], see 開放源碼|开放源码[kāi fàng yuán mǎ] 开放源码 kāifàngyuánmǎ, [開放源碼], open source (computing) 开放源码软件 kāifàngyuánmǎruǎnjiàn, [開放源碼軟件], open source software (OSS) 开放系统 kāifàngxìtǒng, [開放系統], open system 开放系统互连 kāifàngxìtǒnghùlián, [開放系統互連], open systems interconnection/OSI 开敞 kāichǎng, [開敞], wide open 开斋 kāizhāi, [開齋], to stop following a vegetarian diet/to break a fast 开斋节 Kāizhāijié, [開齋節], Eid al-Fitr or Feast of Breaking the Fast, celebrated on the last day of Ramadan 开旷 kāikuàng, [開曠], open and vast 开明君主 kāimíngjūnzhǔ, [開明君主], enlightened sovereign 开映 kāiyìng, [開映], to start showing a movie 开普勒 Kāipǔlè, [開普勒], Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer and formulator of Kepler's laws o... 开晴 kāiqíng, [開晴], to brighten up 开服 kāifú, [開服], to start the servers (for an online game, typically after the system has been sh... 开杆 kāigǎn, [開桿], to tee off (golf)/to break (snooker) 开架 kāijià, [開架], open shelves (in self-service store or user access library) 开步 kāibù, [開步], to step forward/to walk 开水壶 kāishuǐhú, [開水壺], kettle 开江 Kāijiāng, [開江], Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Dá zhōu], Sichuan 开江县 Kāijiāngxiàn, [開江縣], Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Dá zhōu], Sichuan 开河 kāihé, [開河], to open a river/to dig a canal/to thaw (of river) 开河期 kāihéqī, [開河期], thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring 开消 kāixiāo, [開消], variant of 開銷|开销[kāi xiāo] 开涮 kāishuàn, [開涮], (coll.) to make fun of (sb)/to play tricks on 开源 kāiyuán, [開源], to expand one's financial resources/abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码[kāi fàng yuán mǎ] 开源节流 kāiyuánjiéliú, [開源節流], lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and s... 开溜 kāiliū, [開溜], to leave in stealth/to slip away 开满 kāimǎn, [開滿], to bloom abundantly 开漳圣王 Kāizhāngshèngwáng, [開漳聖王], Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen... 开灯 kāidēng, [開燈], to turn on the light 开犁 kāilí, [開犁], to start plowing/to plow the first furrow 开球 kāiqiú, [開球], open ball (math.)/to start a ball game/to kick off (soccer)/to tee off (golf) 开瓶费 kāipíngfèi, [開瓶費], corkage fee 开畅 kāichàng, [開暢], happy and carefree 开疆 kāijiāng, [開疆], to pioneer a frontier area/to open up new territory 开皌 kāimò, [開皌], to receive condolences 开盘汇率 kāipánhuìlǜ, [開盤匯率], opening exchange rate 开眼界 kāiyǎnjiè, [開眼界], broaden, expand one's horizons 开示 kāishì, [開示], to instruct (novices)/to preach/to teach/to reveal 开禁 kāijìn, [開禁], to lift a ban/to lift a curfew 开福 Kāifú, [開福], Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Cháng shā shì], Hunan 开福区 Kāifúqū, [開福區], Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Cháng shā shì], Hunan 开立 kāilì, [開立], to found or start 开站 kāizhàn, [開站], to put a new bus or railway station into operation 开笔 kāibǐ, [開筆], to start learning as a poet/to write one's first (poem, essay etc) 开筵 kāiyán, [開筵], to host a banquet 开红盘 kāihóngpán, [開紅盤], (of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year/(of a busin... 开线 kāixiàn, [開線], to come unsewn/to split at the seam 开绽 kāizhàn, [開綻], to come unsewn 开罗大学 KāiluóDàxué, [開羅大學], Cairo University 开罚单 kāifádān, [開罰單], to issue an infringement notice 开罪 kāizuì, [開罪], to offend sb/to give offense/to displease 开胃菜 kāiwèicài, [開胃菜], starter/appetizer 开胃酒 kāiwèijiǔ, [開胃酒], aperitif wine 开胶 kāijiāo, [開膠], to come unglued/to come apart 开脑洞 kāinǎodòng, [開腦洞], to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas 开脱罪责 kāituōzuìzé, [開脫罪責], to absolve sb from guilt/to exonerate/to exculpate 开脸 kāiliǎn, [開臉], (of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old)/to carve a face 开膛手杰克 KāitángshǒuJiékè, [開膛手傑克], Jack the Ripper 开花儿 kāihuār, [開花兒], erhua variant of 開花|开花[kāi huā] 开花衣 kāihuāyī, [開花衣], to open a bale of cotton 开苞 kāibāo, [開苞], to deflower 开荤 kāihūn, [開葷], to eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet/(fig.) to do sth as a nove... 开药 kāiyào, [開藥], to prescribe medicine 开蒙 kāiméng, [開蒙], (old) (of a child) to begin schooling 开衩 kāichà, [開衩], slit (in clothing) 开襟 kāijīn, [開襟], buttoned Chinese tunic/unbuttoned (to cool down) 开襟衫 kāijīnshān, [開襟衫], cardigan 开解 kāijiě, [開解], to straighten out/to explain/to ease sb's anxiety 开言 kāiyán, [開言], to start to speak 开议 kāiyì, [開議], to hold a (business) meeting/to start negotiations 开许 kāixǔ, [開許], (literary) to allow/to permit 开诚 kāichéng, [開誠], to be honest/to show sincerity 开诚相见 kāichéngxiāngjiàn, [開誠相見], candid and open (idiom) 开败 kāibài, [開敗], to wither and fall 开账 kāizhàng, [開賬], to make out a bill 开车人 kāichērén, [開車人], driver/person driving a vehicle 开车族 kāichēzú, [開車族], motorists 开辟者 kāipìzhě, [開闢者], pioneer/groundbreaker 开运竹 kāiyùnzhú, [開運竹], lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) 开远市 Kāiyuǎnshì, [開遠市], Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan 开都河 KāidūHé, [開都河], Kaidu River, Xinjiang 开酒费 kāijiǔfèi, [開酒費], corkage fee 开钻 kāizuān, [開鑽], to start drilling 开锣 kāiluó, [開鑼], to beat the gong to open a performance 开锣喝道 kāiluóhèdào, [開鑼喝道], to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom) 开镰 kāilián, [開鐮], to start the harvest 开门揖盗 kāiményīdào, [開門揖盜], leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving ev... 开门炮 kāiménpào, [開門炮], firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese trad... 开闭幕式 kāibìmùshì, [開閉幕式], opening and closing ceremonies 开阳县 Kāiyángxiàn, [開陽縣], Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guì yáng], Guizhou 开除党籍 kāichúdǎngjí, [開除黨籍], to expel from the Party 开除学籍 kāichúxuéjí, [開除學籍], to expel from school 开集 kāijí, [開集], open set (math.) 开霁 kāijì, [開霽], to clear up (of weather) 开革 kāigé, [開革], to fire/to discharge 开颜 kāiyán, [開顏], to smile/to beam 开高叉 kāigāochā, [開高叉], slit dress 开鲁 Kāilǔ, [開魯], Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tōng liáo], Inner Mongolia 开鲁县 Kāilǔxiàn, [開魯縣], Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tōng liáo], Inner Mongolia 开麦拉 kāimàilā, [開麥拉], camera (loanword) 开黑店 kāihēidiàn, [開黑店], lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction)/fig... 微扰展开 wēirǎozhǎnkāi, [微擾展開], perturbative expansion (physics) 心胸开阔 xīnxiōngkāikuò, [心胸開闊], broad-minded/open-minded 总开关 zǒngkāiguān, [總開關], main switch 情窦初开 qíngdòuchūkāi, [情竇初開], first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom) 打开天窗说亮话 dǎkāitiānchuāngshuōliànghuà, [打開天窗說亮話], not to mince words/not to beat about the bush 打开话匣子 dǎkāihuàxiázi, [打開話匣子], to start talking 投开票所 tóukāipiàosuǒ, [投開票所], polling station/CL:處|处[chù] 拉开序幕 lākāixùmù, [拉開序幕], (fig.) to raise the curtain/to lift the curtain/to be a curtain raiser for 拉开架势 lākāijiàshi, [拉開架勢], to assume a fighting stance/(fig.) to take the offensive 拧开 nǐngkāi, [擰開], to unscrew/to twist off (a lid)/to turn on (a faucet)/to switch on (by turning a... 择不开 zháibukāi, [擇不開], impossible to separate/impossible to disentangle/cannot take time out 挖开 wākāi, [挖開], to dig into/to cut a mine into 掰开揉碎 bāikāiróusuì, [掰開揉碎], lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp/fig. to analyze minutely from every angle... 摊开 tānkāi, [攤開], to spread out/to unfold 撇开不谈 piēkāibùtán, [撇開不談], to ignore an issue (idiom) 撬开 qiàokāi, [撬開], to pry open/to lever open 擘开 bòkāi, [擘開], to break open 支开 zhīkāi, [支開], to send (sb) away/to change the subject/to open (an umbrella etc) 改革开放 gǎigékāifàng, [改革開放], to reform and open to the outside world/refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from ... 放开手脚 fàngkāishǒujiǎo, [放開手腳], to have free rein (idiom) 敞开儿 chǎngkāir, [敞開兒], unrestrictedly 敲开 qiāokāi, [敲開], to get sth open by tapping or striking it/(figuratively, when followed by sth li... 易开罐 yìkāiguàn, [易開罐], (Tw) pull-top can/easy-open can (with ring-pull) 李开复 LǐKāifù, [李開復], Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding pres... 杨开慧 YángKāihuì, [楊開慧], Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), Mao Zedong's second wife 树上开花 shùshàngkāihuā, [樹上開花], to deck the tree with false blossoms/to make something of no value appear valuab... 死猪不怕开水烫 sǐzhūbùpàkāishuǐtàng, [死豬不怕開水燙], lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)/fig. to be unaffected (by st... 比斯开湾 Bǐsīkāiwān, [比斯開灣], Bay of Biscay 气动开关 qìdòngkāiguān, [氣動開關], pneumatic switch 气管切开术 qìguǎnqiēkāishù, [氣管切開術], tracheotomy (medicine) 洋浦经济开发区 Yángpǔjīngjìkāifāqū, [洋浦經濟開發區], Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Hainan 温布尔登网球公开赛 WēnbùěrdēngWǎngqiúGōngkāisài, [溫布爾登網球公開賽], Wimbledon Championships (tennis) 溅开 jiànkāi, [濺開], splash 点火开关 diǎnhuǒkāiguān, [點火開關], ignition switch 烧开 shāokāi, [燒開], to boil 煮开 zhǔkāi, [煮開], to boil (food) 狗窦大开 gǒudòudàkāi, [狗竇大開], dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly) 甩开膀子 shuǎikāibǎngzi, [甩開膀子], to throw off inhibitions/to go all out 疏开 shūkāi, [疏開], to disperse 眉开眼笑 méikāiyǎnxiào, [眉開眼笑], brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy/all smiles 看开 kànkāi, [看開], to come to accept an unpleasant fact/to get over sth/to cheer up 睁开 zhēngkāi, [睜開], to open (one's eyes) 破开 pòkāi, [破開], to split/to cut open 磨不开 mòbùkāi, [磨不開], to feel embarrassed 磨得开 módekāi, [磨得開], unembarrassed/without fear of impairing personal relation 离开人世 líkāirénshì, [離開人世], to die/to leave this world 离开故乡 líkāigùxiāng, [離開故鄉], to leave one's homeland 移开 yíkāi, [移開], to move away 管住嘴迈开腿 guǎnzhùzuǐmàikāituǐ, [管住嘴邁開腿], lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight) 米开兰基罗 Mǐkāilánjīluó, [米開蘭基羅], Michelangelo (Tw) 精简开支 jīngjiǎnkāizhī, [精簡開支], to reduce spending/to cut spending 精诚所加，金石为开 jīngchéngsuǒjiā,jīnshíwèikāi, [精誠所加，金石為開], lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it,... 精诚所至，金石为开 jīngchéngsuǒzhì,jīnshíwèikāi, [精誠所至，金石為開], lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it,... 经济协力开发机构 JīngjìXiélìKāifāJīgòu, [經濟協力開發機構], Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/also written 經濟合作與發... 网开三面 wǎngkāisānmiàn, [網開三面], to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly/to give one... 羞口难开 xiūkǒunánkāi, [羞口難開], to be too embarrassed for words (idiom) 联合国开发计划署 LiánhéguóKāifāJìhuàshǔ, [聯合國開發計劃署], United Nations Development Program 胸廓切开术 xiōngkuòqiēkāishù, [胸廓切開術], thoracotomy (medicine) 脑洞大开 nǎodòngdàkāi, [腦洞大開], imaginative/to have one's mind buzzing with ideas 脑袋开花 nǎodàikāihuā, [腦袋開花], to blow one's brain out 若开山脉 Ruòkāishānmài, [若開山脈], Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma) 见钱眼开 jiànqiányǎnkāi, [見錢眼開], to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but ... 起开 qǐkai, [起開], (dialect) to step aside/Get out of the way! 软件开发 ruǎnjiànkāifā, [軟件開發], software development 软件开发人员 ruǎnjiànkāifārényuán, [軟件開發人員], software developer 重新开始 chóngxīnkāishǐ, [重新開始], to resume/to restart/to start afresh 重新开机 chóngxīnkāijī, [重新開機], to restart/to reboot 锯开 jùkāi, [鋸開], to saw 门户开放 ménhùkāifàng, [門戶開放], open door policy/Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment an... 隔开 gékāi, [隔開], to separate 非洲开发银行 FēizhōuKāifāYínháng, [非洲開發銀行], African Development Bank 首次公开招股 shǒucìgōngkāizhāogǔ, [首次公開招股], initial public offering (IPO) 马拉开波 Mǎlākāibō, [馬拉開波], Maracaibo, Venezuela 鸣锣开道 míngluókāidào, [鳴鑼開道], to beat the gong to clear the way/(fig.) to pave the way for sth