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kāi

Main
English Definition	to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book format
Simplified Script	开
Traditional Script	開
Pinyin	kāi
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄎㄞ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	hoi¹
Part of Speech	(形) adjective, (动) verb
Topical Word Lists	Part of language/activities/giving directions
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2,6

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Words With Same Head Word
开车	kāichē	to drive a car
开始	kāishǐ	to begin; beginning; to start; initial
开学	kāixué	foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term
开心	kāixīn	to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of somebody
开会	kāihuì	to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting

Words With Same Tail Word
离开	líkāi	to depart; to leave
打开	dǎkāi	to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
分开	fēnkāi	to separate; to part
召开	zhàokāi	to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together
公开	gōngkāi	public; to publish; to make public

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