打开
dǎkāiTraditional: 打開
HSK 3
#581 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to open, to turn on, to switch on
Stroke order
打
开
Examples
瓶。
Please help me open this bottle of water.
视。
He turned on the TV.
窗户,空。
Open the window to let air in.
窗户。
Please open the window.
脑。
He switched on the computer.
打开 (dǎ kāi) means to open or to turn on. 打 is a versatile action verb and 开 means open. Together they describe opening physical things (打开门, open the door; 打开瓶子, open a bottle) and switching on devices (打开电视, turn on the TV; 打开电脑, turn on the computer). The opposite is 关上 (guān shàng, to close/shut) or 关掉 (guān diào, to turn off). Figuratively, 打开心扉 means to open one's heart.
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