kāi

Traditional
Part of speech
verb
Level
HSK 1
  1. 1to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. 2(of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. 3to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. 4to boil
  5. 5to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6(directional complement) away; off
  7. 7carat (gold)
  8. 8abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]
  9. 9abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format

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