打开dǎ kāito open
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.
to openverb
- 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?
How is 打开 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
是我,请打开门。
Shì wǒ, qǐng dǎkāi mén.
It's me. Please open the door.
- Speaker B:
来了!快进来。
Lái le! Kuài jìnlai.
Coming! Come on in.
- Speaker A:
现在有球赛。
Xiànzài yǒu qiúsài.
There's a game on now.
- Speaker B:
打开电视吧。
Dǎkāi diànshì ba.
Turn on the TV.
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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.