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1. 壹

   to open; to drive; to turn on

2. 貳动verb

   to open (transitive or intransitive)

   中使某物张开或显露出来；启动shǐ mǒuwù zhāngkāi huò xiǎnlòu chūlái; qǐdòng

   • qǐngkāimén.

     请开门。🔊

     Please open the door.

   • Huāyuánlǐdeméiguihuākāile。

     花园里的玫瑰花开了。🔊

     The roses in the garden are in bloom.

3. 參动verb

   to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run

   中使某物工作或运动shǐ mǒuwù gōngzuò huò yùndòng

   • Nǐhuìkāichēma?

     你会开车吗？🔊

     Do you know how to drive?

4. 肆动verb

   (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

   中（车、船等）开始移动或行驶（chē、chuán děng）kāishǐ yídòng huò xíngshǐ

   • chēkāile.

     车开了。🔊

     The car has started.

   • Huǒchējǐdiǎnkāi？

     火车几点开？🔊

     What time does the train leave?

5. 伍动verb

   to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)

   中写出单据或文件xiěchū dānjù huò wénjiàn

   • qǐnggěiwǒkāiyīzhāngfāpiào.

     请给我开一张发票。🔊

     Please write me an invoice.

   • Yīshēnggěitākāileyīzhāngchǔfāng.

     医生给他开了一张处方。🔊

     The doctor wrote him a prescription.

6. 陸动verb

   (directional complement) away; off

   中分开；离开或远离某个地方、人或物fēnkāi；líkāi huò yuǎnlí mǒu ge dìfang、rén huò wù

   • tābǎméndǎkāile.

     他把门打开了。🔊

     He opened the door.

   • Qǐngbǎchuānghùdǎkāi,ràngkōngqìliújìnlái.

     请把窗户打开，让空气流进来。🔊

     Please open the window and let some fresh air in.

7. 柒动verb

   to boil

   中水受热变成气泡并冒出shuǐ shòuré biànchéng qìpào bìng màochū

   • shuǐkāilema?

     水开了吗？🔊

     Has the water boiled?

   • Shuǐháiméikāi,zàiděngyīhuìr.

     水还没开，再等一会儿。🔊

     The water isn't boiling yet, wait a little longer.

8. 捌名noun

   carat (gold)

   中衡量黄金纯度的单位héngliàng huángjīn chúndù de dānyuán

   • Zhèméijièzhishì18kāijīnde.

     这枚戒指是18开金的。🔊

     This ring is made of 18-karat gold.