Entry
  1. to open; to start (a business etc); to set up

    trad. 開辦

Also written 開辦【kāi bàn】

Characters in this word

2
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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

Pinyin
kāi
Traditional
Strokes
4
Frequency
467 of 2500
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to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event), to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise), (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect), (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhao1 ban4], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[ban4 gong1 shi4])

Pinyin
bàn
Traditional
Strokes
4
Frequency
1630 of 2500