Chinese word

开设

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi shè

Meaning

  • verboffer

Example

学校下学期开设了新的经济学课程。xué xiào xià xué qī kāi shè le xīn de jīng jì xué kè chéng

The school will offer a new economics course next semester.

Illustration for 开设 (offer)

More examples

银行为企业客户开设了线上账户。yín háng wèi qǐ yè kè hù kāi shè le xiàn shàng zhàng hù

The bank opened an online account for its business customers.

Core concept

A planned service, course, or institution is set up and brought into active use.

Common phrases

  • 开设分支机构kāi shè fēn zhī jī gòu

    open a branch

  • 开设账户kāi shè zhàng hù

    open an account

  • 开设热线kāi shè rè xiàn

    set up a hotline

Similar words

开办kāi bàn: To establish a school, course, business, or similar activity and begin running it.
创办chuàng bàn: To create and launch a school, company, or organization.
举办jǔ bàn: To arrange and carry out a meeting, exhibition, or other event.

Definition in Chinese

为某项服务、课程、机构等进行筹备并正式建立，开始提供或运作。wèi mǒu xiàng fú wù kè chéng jī gòu děng jìn xíng chóu bèi bìng zhèng shì jiàn lì kāi shǐ tí gōng huò yùn zuò

Word origin

开设 (kāishè, "to set up and provide") combines 开 (kāi, "open") + 设 (shè, "set up"), linking the start of something with its formal establishment.

Usage tips

  • In announcements, it often appears before the name of a class, service, or institution, so the object is the organized activity being made available, not the people who use it.

Other meanings

  • establishverb
  • openverb

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