English–Chinese
“open” in Chinese
How to say “open” in Chinese
“Open” in Chinese is 开 (kāi).
Moves a closed, still, or inactive thing into an open, operating, or active state.
Example sentences with 开
请把电视开一下。qǐng bǎ diàn shì kāi yí xià
Please turn on the TV.
Tips for using 开
- English uses different verbs for a door, a machine, and an event, while this Chinese verb can cover all three when something becomes active.
Other Chinese words for “open”
请把窗户打开。qǐng bǎ chuāng hù dǎ kāi
Please open the window.
公园今天对游客开放。gōng yuán jīn tiān duì yóu kè kāi fàng
The park is open to visitors today.
这条高速今天开通了。zhè tiáo gāo sù jīn tiān kāi tōng le
This expressway opened today.
餐厅从早上八点开始营业。cān tīng cóng zǎo shàng bā diǎn kāi shǐ yíng yè
The restaurant opens at 8:00 a.m.
请不要拆我的包裹。qǐng bú yào chāi wǒ de bāo guǒ
Please do not open my package.
学校要开办新的课程。xué xiào yào kāi bàn xīn de kè chéng
The school plans to open new courses.
晚会将在八点准时开幕。wǎn huì jiāng zài bā diǎn zhǔn shí kāi mù
The evening party will open promptly at eight.
这家咖啡店今天上午就开张了。zhè jiā kā fēi diàn jīn tiān shàng wǔ jiù kāi zhāng le
This coffee shop opened this morning.
这片草地很开阔，孩子们可以跑。zhè piàn cǎo dì hěn kāi kuò hái zi men ké yǐ pǎo
This grassland is very open, so the children can run.
我刚把包裹拆封了。wǒ gāng bǎ bāo guǒ chāi fēng le
I just opened the package.