HSK · Level 34
135 words
Chinese word
开启
Pronunciation
Pinyinkāi qǐ
Meaning
- verbstart
Example
请开启应用。qǐng kāi qǐ yìng yòng
Please start the app.
More examples
更新后请手动开启新的功能。gēng xīn hòu qǐng shǒu dòng kāi qǐ xīn de gōng néng
After updating, please manually enable the new feature.
Core concept
A control, feature, device, or program moves from an inactive or closed state into a usable, running state.
Common phrases
开启应用kāi qǐ yìng yòng
start an app
开启功能kāi qǐ gōng néng
enable a feature
开启模式kāi qǐ mó shì
start a mode
开启账号kāi qǐ zhàng hào
enable an account
Similar words
启动qǐ dòng: Sets a machine or program running by supplying power or giving a command.
启用qǐ yòng: Sets a feature or setting as active and ready to use.
打开dǎ kāi: Turns on a switch or opens an app or file so it can be used.
开始kāi shǐ: Causes an action, process, or event to begin.
Definition in Chinese
使某一功能、设备或程序由关闭状态变为可以使用或运行的状态。shǐ mǒu yì gōng néng shè bèi huò chéng xù yóu guān bì zhuàng tài biàn wéi ké yǐ shǐ yòng huò yùn xíng de zhuàng tài
Word origin
开启 (kāiqǐ, "to open and begin") combines 开 (kāi, "open") with 启 (qǐ, "initiate"), linking an opening action with the beginning of operation.
Usage tips
- Technology interfaces often use this verb across settings, features, and programs, even when English labels vary by object, so context matters more than one fixed equivalent.