开 kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on

to drive a car

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting

to depart; to leave

to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time

to separate; to part

to leave; to walk away; to beat it

foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term

to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete

to begin; beginning; to start

open; overt; public; to make public; to release

to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public)

to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out

to launch; to develop; to unfold

to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)

to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)

to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject

to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together

to pull open; to pull apart; to space out

inseparable; inevitably linked to

to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy

boiled water; boiling water

to separate

to open (a conference); to inaugurate

opening ceremony

to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)

beginning; to start

power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate

to initiate; to start; to found

to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)

to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night

to open one's mouth; to start to talk

to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980

to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job

to open fire; to shoot a gun

to open; to start; (computing) to enable

to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)

to begin; to open; to start

expenditures; expenses; to spend money

to open wide; unrestrictedly

to open a business; first transaction of a business day