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打开dǎ kāito open

HSK 2word

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打开 (dǎ kāi) means "to open" or "to turn on." It appears in 请打开门。 (Please open the door.) and 打开电视吧。 (Turn on the TV.) In the dialogue, A asks B to open the door, B lets A in, A mentions a game is on, and B suggests turning on the TV.

What does 打开 mean?

  1. 1.

    to openverb

  2. 2.

    to turn onverb

What do the characters in 打开 mean?

  • 打a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings
  • 开to open (transitive or intransitive)

How do you use 打开?

See it in 打开门 and 打开电视

What are some examples of 打开 in a sentence?

  1. 请打开门。

    Qǐng dǎkāi mén.

    Please open the door.

  2. 打开电视吧。

    Dǎkāi diànshì ba.

    Turn on the TV.

How is 打开 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    是我,请打开门。

    Shì wǒ, qǐng dǎkāi mén.

    It's me. Please open the door.

  2. Speaker B:

    来了!快进来。

    Lái le! Kuài jìnlai.

    Coming! Come on in.

  3. Speaker A:

    现在有球赛。

    Xiànzài yǒu qiúsài.

    There's a game on now.

  4. Speaker B:

    打开电视吧。

    Dǎkāi diànshì ba.

    Turn on the TV.

Can you use 打开 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (to open): 请___门。 (Please open the door.)
  2. 2.What does 打开电视吧。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to open"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.