to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format

to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb

to open fire; to shoot a gun

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke

(lit. and fig.) to open a door; to open for business

to open fire; to start shooting; to light the flame (for cooking)

to open one's mouth; to start to talk

to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)

to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting

to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality

to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate; to open (sth that has been sealed)

power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off

beginning; to start

to start a war; to make war; to battle against

to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating)

to go (of car, train etc); to drive off

to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job

to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish

to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event

to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)

to turn on the light

to begin a (judicial) court session

to open a business; first transaction of a business day

to open (a conference); to inaugurate

(of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for

start; beginning

open ball (math.); to start a ball game; to kick off (soccer); to tee off (golf)

to start eating; to serve a meal

to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open

to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)

to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)

to set sail

(of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack

expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]); to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages

Cairo, capital of Egypt

to open fire

wide; open (spaces); to open up

starter; appetizer

(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin; (old) to found a school; the start of a new term

to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine

to quote a price; seller's first offer

to initiate; to start; to found

to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)

to open up a path; to make one's way through; to construct a road; (electricity) open circuit

lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

to open shop