开kāito open (transitive or intransitive)

1. 1.

   to open (transitive or intransitive)verb

2. 2.

   to turn on; to put in operationverb

• 开to open (transitive or intransitive)

See it in 开门, 商店九点开 and 开电视.

1. HSK 2

   请开门。

   Qǐng kāi mén.

   Please open the door.

2. HSK 1

   商店九点开。

   Shāngdiàn jiǔ diǎn kāi.

   The shop opens at nine.

3. HSK 1

   你开一下电视。

   Nǐ kāi yíxià diànshì.

   Turn on the TV for a moment.

4. HSK 3

   太热了，开空调吧。

   Tài rè le, kāi kōngtiáo ba.

   It's too hot. Let's turn on the air conditioner.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   好热啊！

   Hǎo rè a!

   It's so hot!

2. 
   Speaker B:

   开空调吧。

   Kāi kōngtiáo ba.

   Let's turn on the air conditioner.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   好，我来开。

   Hǎo, wǒ lái kāi.

   OK, I'll turn it on.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   谢谢！

   Xièxie!

   Thanks!

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请___门。 (Please open the door.)

   A开B吃C看
2. 2.What does 你开一下电视。 mean?

   ATurn on the TV for a moment.BWatch TV for a moment.CBuy a TV.
3. 3.Which word fits: 商店九点___。 (The shop opens at nine.)

   A开B去C来

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