Chinese Character Dictionary

开天避地

kāi tiān bì dì

to open the sky and divide the earth

开天辟地

kāi tiān pì dì

to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pán gŭ] creation myth

开始

kāi shĭ

to begin

开始以前

kāi shĭ yĭ qián

before the beginning (of sth)

开始比赛

kāi shĭ bĭ sài

to start a match

开始营业

kāi shĭ yíng yè

to start trading

开学

kāi xué

foundation of a University or College

开封

Kāi fēng

Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan

开封地区

Kāi fēng dì qū

Kaifeng prefecture in Henan

开封市

Kāi fēng shì

Kaifeng prefecture level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan

开封府

Kāi fēng fŭ

Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty

开封县

Kāi fēng xiàn

Kaifeng county in Kaifeng, Henan

开导

kāi dăo

to talk sb round

开小差

kāi xiăo chāi

to be absent-minded

开小会

kāi xiăo huì

to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)

开小灶

kāi xiăo zào

lit. to turn on a private oven

开局

kāi jú

opening (chess etc)

开屏

kāi píng

(a peacock) spreads its tail

开展

kāi zhăn

(begin to) develop

开山

kāi shān

to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)

开山祖师

kāi shān zŭ shī

founding master of a monastery

开山鼻祖

kāi shān bí zŭ

founder

开工

kāi gōng

to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)

开市

kāi shì

to open a store for business

开幕

kāi mù

to open (a conference)

开幕典礼

kāi mù diăn lĭ

opening ceremony

开幕式

kāi mù shì

opening ceremony

开幕词

kāi mù cí

opening speech (at a conference)

开平

Kāi píng

Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

开平区

Kāi píng qū

Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Táng shān shì], Hebei

开平市

Kāi píng shì

Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong

开店

kāi diàn

to open shop

开庭

kāi tíng

to begin a (judicial) court session

开吊

kāi diào

to hold memorial service

开张

kāi zhāng

open a business

开往

kāi wăng

(of a bus, train etc) to leave for

开后门

kāi hòu mén

to open the back door

开征

kāi zhēng

to start collecting taxes

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

开心果

kāi xīn guŏ

pistachio nuts

开心颜

kāi xīn yán

to rejoice

开快车

kāi kuài chē

an express train sets off

开恩

kāi ēn

to give a favor (used of Christian God)

开怀

kāi huái

to one's heart's content

开戒

kāi jiè

to end abstinence

开战

kāi zhàn

to start a war

开戏

kāi xì

to start an opera

开户

kāi hù

to open an account (bank etc)

开房间

kāi fáng jiān

to take a hotel room

开打

kāi dă

to perform acrobatic or choreographed fight

开拍

kāi pāi

to begin shooting (a film)

开拓

kāi tuò

to break new ground (for agriculture)

开拓性

kāi tuò xìng

pioneering

开拓者

kāi tuò zhĕ

pioneer

开拔

kāi bá

to set out (of troops)

开挖

kāi wā

to dig out

开掘

kāi jué

to excavate

开采

kāi căi

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)

开支

kāi zhī

expenditures

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom