Chinese word

敞开

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǎng kāi

Meaning

  • verbopen wide

Example

他把窗户敞开了。tā bǎ chuāng hù chǎng kāi le

He opened the window wide.

Illustration for 敞开 (open wide)

More examples

政府决定逐步敞开市场，引入外资。zhèng fǔ jué dìng zhú bù chǎng kāi shì chǎng yǐn rù wài zī

The government decided to gradually open up the market and attract foreign investment.

Core concept

A closed boundary is made broad and unobstructed, allowing what is inside and outside to connect freely.

Common phrases

  • 把窗户敞开bǎ chuāng hù chǎng kāi

    open the window wide

  • 敞开市场chǎng kāi shì chǎng

    open up the market

  • 敞开讨论chǎng kāi tǎo lùn

    discuss openly

Similar words

打开dǎ kāi: Open an object to reveal its inside or make a way through it.
张开zhāng kāi: Open a body part or section by spreading it outward.
推开tuī kāi: Use force to push something aside and clear a blocked opening.
开放kāi fàng: Make a place, system, or market accessible to outsiders for entry or interaction.

Definition in Chinese

使门窗等充分打开以便通行或通气；也用于表示放宽限制、欢迎交流的动作shǐ mén chuāng děng chōng fèn dǎ kāi yǐ biàn tōng xíng huò tōng qì yě yòng yú biǎo shì fàng kuān xiàn zhì huān yíng jiāo liú de dòng zuò

Word origin

敞 (chǎng, "spacious and open") + 开 (kāi, "open") joins the idea of spaciousness to the act of making something open wide.

Usage tips

  • With abstract subjects, the word often presents access or discussion as a deliberate choice by a person or institution, making it useful in invitations, policies, and public statements.

Other meanings

  • open upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 敞亮chǎng liàngbright and spaciousadjective
  • 敞开式chǎng kāi shìopen-planadjective

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