打开

kāi

Traditional: 打開

HSK 3
#581 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to open, to turn on, to switch on

Stroke order

Stroke order for 打

Stroke order for 开

Examples

píng

Please help me open this bottle of water.

shì

He turned on the TV.

chuāngkōng

Open the window to let air in.

chuāng

Please open the window.

nǎo

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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This word is part of lesson 12.