Chinese Character Dictionary

闭门觅句

bì mén mì jù

lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

闭门造车

bì mén zào chē

lit. to build a cart behind closed doors

闭关

bì guān

to close the passes

闭关政策

bì guān zhèng cè

closed-door policy

闭关自守

bì guān zì shŏu

close the country to international intercourse

闭关锁国

bì guān suŏ guó

to close the passes and seal off the country

闭集

bì jí

closed set (math.)

闭音节

bì yīn jié

closed syllable

开

kāi

to open

开三次方

kāi sān cì fāng

cube root

开交

kāi jiāo

(used with negative) to conclude

开仗

kāi zhàng

to start a war

开伙

kāi huŏ

to start providing food

开伯尔

Kāi bó ĕr

Khyber province of Pakistan

开伯尔山口

Kāi bó ĕr shān kŏu

Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)

开例

kāi lì

to create a precedent

开倒车

kāi dào chē

to drive in reverse

开价

kāi jià

to quote a price

开元

Kāi yuán

Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Táng Xuán zōng] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity

开元盛世

Kāi yuán shèng shì

peak of Tang prosperity during Kaiyuan, reign name 713-741 of Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Táng Xuán zōng]

开先

kāi xiān

at first

开光

kāi guāng

eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism)

开刀

kāi dāo

to perform or have an operation

开列

kāi liè

(make a) list

开初

kāi chū

at the outset

开创

kāi chuàng

to initiate

开创性

kāi chuàng xìng

innovative

开动

kāi dòng

to start

开化

kāi huà

civilized

开化县

Kāi huà xiàn

Kaihua county in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang

开区间

kāi qū jiān

open interval (in calculus)

开印

kāi yìn

to start a print run

开卷

kāi juàn

to open a book

开卷有益

kāi juàn yŏu yì

lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education

开原

Kāi yuán

Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning

开原市

Kāi yuán shì

Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning

开原县

Kāi yuán xiàn

Kaiyuan county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning

开口

kāi kŏu

to open one's mouth

开口子

kāi kŏu zi

a dike breaks

开味

kāi wèi

whet the appetite

开启

kāi qĭ

to open

开单

kāi dān

to bill

开国

kāi guó

to found a state

开国元勋

kāi guó yuán xūn

variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty)

开国元勋

kāi guó yuán xūn

founding figure (of a country or dynasty)

开国功臣

kāi guó gōng chén

outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)

开地

kāi dì

to clear land (for cultivation)

开城

Kāi chéng

Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성 city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies

开城市

Kāi chéng shì

Kaesong or Gaeseong 개성시 city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies

开埠

kāi bù

to open up a port for trade

开堂

kāi táng

to open a law court

开场

kāi chăng

to begin

开场白

kāi chăng bái

prologue of play

开垦

kāi kĕn

to clear a wild area for cultivation

开士米

kāi shì mĭ

cashmere (loanword)

开壶

kāi hú

pot of boiling water

开外

kāi wài

over and above (some amount)

开夜车

kāi yè chē

to burn the midnight oil

开大油门

kāi dà yóu mén

to open the throttle

开天窗

kāi tiān chuāng

to leave a blank to mark censored area