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公开 (gōng kāi) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 6
公开 (gōng kāi) is a Chinese word: public. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 公开
形 xíng adjective
public
会议是公开的，任何人都可以参加。
huì yì shì gōng kāi de rèn hé rén dōu kě yǐ cān jiā
The meeting is public, anyone can attend.
动 dòng verb
to make public
政府公开了调查结果。
zhèng fǔ gōng kāi le diào chá jié guǒ
The government made the investigation results public.
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Word breakdown
公 gōng — public, open to all
Words with this character (45)
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他在一家大公司工作。
tā zài yì jiā dà gōng sī gōng zuò
He works at a large company.
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我每天坐公交车上班。
wǒ měi tiān zuò gōng jiāo chē shàng bān
I take the bus to work every day.
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我每天早上去公园跑步。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qù gōng yuán pǎo bù
I go to the park to run every morning.
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这个西瓜重五公斤。
zhè ge xī guā zhòng wǔ gōng jīn
This watermelon weighs five kilograms.
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他在办公室工作。
tā zài bàn gōng shì gōng zuò
He works in the office.
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公共交通很方便。
gōng gòng jiāo tōng hěn fāng biàn
Public transportation is very convenient.
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这条公路连接两个城市。
zhè tiáo gōng lù lián jiē liǎng ge chéng shì
This highway connects two cities.
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- 公 metric (prefix for metric system units)
- 里 distance unit (adapted to mean kilometer in metric context)
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从这里到机场有二十公里。
cóng zhè lǐ dào jī chǎng yǒu èr shí gōng lǐ
From here to the airport is twenty kilometers.
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他在家办公。
tā zài jiā bàn gōng
He works from home.
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他通过考试成为了一名公务员。
tā tōng guò kǎo shì chéng wéi le yì míng gōng wù yuán
He became a civil servant by passing the exam.
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我住在一个小公寓里。
wǒ zhù zài yí ge xiǎo gōng yù lǐ
I live in a small apartment.
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政府今天公布了新的政策。
zhèng fǔ jīn tiān gōng bù le xīn de zhèng cè
The government announced new policies today.
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老师对每个学生都很公平。
lǎo shī duì měi gè xué shēng dōu hěn gōng píng
The teacher is fair to every student.
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我很喜欢听外公讲故事。
wǒ hěn xǐ huan tīng wài gōng jiǎng gù shi
I really like listening to my maternal grandfather tell stories.
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我老公在公司工作。
wǒ lǎo gōng zài gōng sī gōng zuò
My husband works at a company.
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小女孩梦想成为公主。
xiǎo nǚ hái mèng xiǎng chéng wéi gōng zhǔ
The little girl dreams of becoming a princess.
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这个问题引起了公众的关注。
zhè ge wèn tí yǐn qǐ le gōng zhòng de guān zhù
This issue has attracted public attention.
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公元2024年是中国的龙年。
gōng yuán èr líng èr sì nián shì zhōng guó de lóng nián
The year 2024 CE is the Year of the Dragon in China.
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公司公告了新的规章制度。
gōng sī gōng gào le xīn de guī zhāng zhì dù
The company announced the new rules and regulations.
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公安人员正在调查这个案件。
gōng ān rén yuán zhèng zài diào chá zhè ge àn jiàn
Public security personnel are investigating this case.
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法官应该公正地处理每一个案件。
fǎ guān yīng gāi gōng zhèng de chǔ lǐ měi yī gè àn jiàn
Judges should handle every case fairly and justly.
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每个公民都有投票的权利。
měi gè gōng mín dōu yǒu tóu piào de quán lì
Every citizen has the right to vote.
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他一直致力于公益事业。
tā yī zhí zhì lì yú gōng yì shì yè
He has always been dedicated to public welfare work.
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他是公认的优秀教师。
tā shì gōng rèn de yōu xiù jiào shī
He is a publicly recognized excellent teacher.
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这部小说的主人公是一个年轻的医生。
zhè bù xiǎo shuō de zhǔ rén gōng shì yí gè nián qīng de yī shēng
The protagonist of this novel is a young doctor.
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他今天有很多公事要处理。
tā jīn tiān yǒu hěn duō gōng shì yào chǔ lǐ
He has a lot of official business to handle today.
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政府官员应该是人民的公仆。
zhèng fǔ guān yuán yīng gāi shì rén mín de gōng pú
Government officials should be public servants of the people.
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她在一家大公司做公关工作。
tā zài yì jiā dà gōng sī zuò gōng guān gōng zuò
She works in public relations at a large company.
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这是一所公办学校。
zhè shì yì suǒ gōng bàn xué xiào
This is a public school.
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他因为公务出差了。
tā yīn wèi gōng wù chū chāi le
He went on a business trip for official business.
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这个公墓环境优美，很多人来这里祭拜先人。
zhè ge gōng mù huán jìng yōu měi hěn duō rén lái zhè lǐ jì bài xiān rén
This cemetery has a beautiful environment, and many people come here to pay respects to their ancestors.
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- 公 public, common, universal (indicating standardized and universally applicable)
- 式 form, pattern, structure (indicating a fixed form or rule)
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老师在黑板上写了一个公式。
lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě le yí gè gōng shì
The teacher wrote a formula on the blackboard.
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他挪用公款被判刑了。
tā nuó yòng gōng kuǎn bèi pàn xíng le
He was sentenced for embezzling public funds.
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他公然违反规定。
tā gōng rán wéi fǎn guī dìng
He openly violated the rules.
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这是公用电话，大家都可以用。
zhè shì gōng yòng diàn huà dà jiā dōu kě yǐ yòng
This is a public phone, everyone can use it.
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学校公示了考试成绩。
xué xiào gōng shì le kǎo shì chéng jì
The school publicized the exam results.
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这是一所公立学校。
zhè shì yī suǒ gōng lì xué xiào
This is a public school.
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各国签署了这项国际公约。
gè guó qiān shǔ le zhè xiàng guó jì gōng yuē
All countries signed this international convention.
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她辞去了公职，开始创业。
tā cí qù le gōng zhí kāi shǐ chuàng yè
She resigned from her public office and started a business.
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这份合同需要公证。
zhè fèn hé tong xū yào gōng zhèng
This contract needs to be notarized.
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他是公费留学生。
tā shì gōng fèi liú xué shēng
He is a publicly-funded international student.
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这个价格很公道。
zhè ge jià gé hěn gōng dào
This price is very fair.
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- 公 metric (indicates international standard unit)
- 顷 phonetic component for 'hectare', also conveys area measurement
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这片农田有五十公顷。
zhè piàn nóng tián yǒu wǔ shí gōng qǐng
This farmland is fifty hectares.
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- 大 great, emphasizing completeness
- 公 public interest, impartial
- 无 without, lacking
- 私 private interest, selfish
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这位领导大公无私，深受群众爱戴。
zhè wèi lǐng dǎo dà gōng wú sī shēn shòu qún zhòng ài dài
This leader is selfless and impartial, and is deeply loved and respected by the people.
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- 愚 foolish (the epithet of the old man)
- 公 old man (respectful term)
- 移 to move, to relocate
- 山 mountain, mountains
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只要有愚公移山的精神，没有什么困难不能克服。
zhǐ yào yǒu yú gōng yí shān de jīng shén méi yǒu shén me kùn nán bù néng kè fú
As long as you have the spirit of the Foolish Old Man moving mountains, no difficulty cannot be overcome.
开 kāi — to open, to reveal
Words with this character (50)
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我爸爸每天开车上班。
wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān
My dad drives to work every day.
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电影已经开始了。
diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le
The movie has already started.
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我们下周一开学。
wǒ men xià zhōu yī kāi xué
We start school next Monday.
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- 打 action prefix combining with 开 to form the compound verb
- 开 open; provides the core meaning of opening
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请打开门。
qǐng dǎ kāi mén
Please open the door.
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我们需要把这些书分开。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè xiē shū fēn kāi
We need to separate these books.
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经理正在开会，请稍等。
jīng lǐ zhèng zài kāi huì qǐng shāo děng
The manager is in a meeting, please wait a moment.
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她今天很开心。
tā jīn tiān hěn kāi xīn
She is very happy today.
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请先开机，等系统启动完成。
qǐng xiān kāi jī děng xì tǒng qǐ dòng wán chéng
Please turn on the device first and wait for the system to finish starting.
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春天到了，花园里的花都开花了。
chūn tiān dào le huā yuán lǐ de huā dōu kāi huā le
Spring has arrived, the flowers in the garden have all bloomed.
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他明天要离开这个城市。
tā míng tiān yào lí kāi zhè ge chéng shì
He will leave this city tomorrow.
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- 开 to start, to initiate (the action of joking)
- 玩 to play, fun (indicating non-serious activity)
- 笑 laughter, humor (completing the meaning of joking)
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我只是开玩笑，别当真。
wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào bié dàng zhēn
I'm just joking, don't take it seriously.
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公司明天召开重要会议。
gōng sī míng tiān zhào kāi zhòng yào huì yì
The company will hold an important meeting tomorrow.
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他展开了一幅美丽的画卷。
tā zhǎn kāi le yī fú měi lì de huà juǎn
He unfolded a beautiful scroll.
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这家餐厅下个月开业。
zhè jiā cān tīng xià gè yuè kāi yè
This restaurant will open for business next month.
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他们开发了一款新应用程序。
tā men kāi fā le yī kuǎn xīn yìng yòng chéng xù
They developed a new application.
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学校开展了环保活动。
xué xiào kāi zhǎn le huán bǎo huó dòng
The school carried out environmental protection activities.
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奥运会明天开幕。
ào yùn huì míng tiān kāi mù
The Olympics will open tomorrow.
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奥运会开幕式非常壮观。
Ào yùn huì kāi mù shì fēi cháng zhuàng guān
The Olympic opening ceremony was very spectacular.
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这个公园每天早上六点开放。
zhè ge gōng yuán měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn kāi fàng
This park opens at six o'clock every morning.
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请给我一杯开水。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kāi shuǐ
Please give me a cup of boiled water.
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公司刚刚开通了新的客服热线。
gōng sī gāng gāng kāi tōng le xīn de kè fú rè xiàn
The company just opened a new customer service hotline.
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请按一下墙上的开关。
qǐng àn yí xià qiáng shàng de kāi guān
Please press the switch on the wall.
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他开创了一个新时代。
tā kāi chuàng le yí gè xīn shí dài
He pioneered a new era.
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他开启了新的人生篇章。
tā kāi qǐ le xīn de rén shēng piān zhāng
He opened a new chapter in his life.
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这本书的开头很吸引人。
zhè běn shū de kāi tóu hěn xī yǐn rén
The beginning of this book is very captivating.
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学校开设了新的汉语课程。
xué xiào kāi shè le xīn de hàn yǔ kè chéng
The school opened a new Chinese language course.
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他们计划明年开办一所新学校。
tā men jì huà míng nián kāi bàn yì suǒ xīn xué xiào
They plan to establish a new school next year.
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司机开动了火车。
sī jī kāi dòng le huǒ chē
The driver started up the train.
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这个经济开发区吸引了很多外资企业。
zhè ge jīng jì kāi fā qū xī yǐn le hěn duō wài zī qǐ yè
This economic development zone has attracted many foreign-funded enterprises.
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- 开 to open, to start (initiating development)
- 发 to develop, to expand (core development action)
- 商 merchant, business entity (commercial operator)
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开发商计划在这里建一座购物中心。
kāi fā shāng jì huà zài zhè lǐ jiàn yí zuò gòu wù zhōng xīn
The developer plans to build a shopping center here.
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演出将在晚上八点开场。
yǎn chū jiāng zài wǎn shang bā diǎn kāi chǎng
The performance will begin at eight o'clock in the evening.
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主持人的开场白很幽默。
zhǔ chí rén de kāi chǎng bái hěn yōu mò
The host's opening remarks were very humorous.
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农民们正在开垦荒地种植粮食。
nóng mín men zhèng zài kāi kěn huāng dì zhòng zhí liáng shi
The farmers are reclaiming wasteland to plant food crops.
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这项发明是开天辟地的创新。
zhè xiàng fā míng shì kāi tiān pì dì de chuàng xīn
This invention is an epoch-making innovation.
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春节后我们就开工了。
chūn jié hòu wǒ men jiù kāi gōng le
We'll start work right after Spring Festival.
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法院明天上午九点开庭审理这个案件。
fǎ yuàn míng tiān shàng wǔ jiǔ diǎn kāi tíng shěn lǐ zhè ge àn jiàn
The court will hold a session tomorrow morning at nine o'clock to hear this case.
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我们的咖啡馆今天正式开张了。
wǒ men de kā fēi guǎn jīn tiān zhèng shì kāi zhāng le
Our café officially opened today.
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公司正在开拓海外业务。
gōng sī zhèng zài kāi tuò hǎi wài yè wù
The company is developing overseas business.
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- 开 to open, to start (implies outgoing or disbursement)
- 支 to pay out, to disburse (indicates payment or expenditure)
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我们需要控制日常开支。
wǒ men xū yào kòng zhì rì cháng kāi zhī
We need to control our daily expenses.
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- 开 open; represents openness and receptivity
- 明 bright, clear; represents enlightenment and understanding
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他是一个很开明的父亲。
tā shì yí ge hěn kāi míng de fù qīn
He is a very open-minded father.
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她是一个很开朗的人，总是笑容满面。
tā shì yí gè hěn kāi lǎng de rén zǒng shì xiào róng mǎn miàn
She is a very cheerful person, always smiling.
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我们要开辟新的市场。
wǒ men yào kāi pì xīn de shì chǎng
We need to open up new markets.
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政府禁止在保护区开采矿产资源。
zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ zài bǎo hù qū kāi cǎi kuàng chǎn zī yuán
The government prohibits mining mineral resources in protected areas.
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这个月的开销很大。
zhè ge yuè de kāi xiāo hěn dà
This month's expenses are very large.
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这里视野很开阔。
zhè lǐ shì yě hěn kāi kuò
The view here is very open.
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公司开除了那个不负责任的员工。
gōng sī kāi chú le nà ge bù fù zé rèn de yuán gōng
The company fired that irresponsible employee.
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- 异 unusual, strange, different
- 想 to think, thoughts, ideas
- 天 sky, heaven (suggesting limitlessness)
- 开 to open, unfold, expand
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你这个计划太异想天开了，根本不可能实现。
nǐ zhè ge jì huà tài yì xiǎng tiān kāi le gēn běn bù kě néng shí xiàn
Your plan is too fanciful, it's simply impossible to realize.
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请把窗户敞开，让新鲜空气进来。
qǐng bǎ chuāng hu chǎng kāi ràng xīn xiān kōng qì jìn lái
Please open the window wide and let fresh air come in.
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公园里的樱花正在盛开。
gōng yuán lǐ de yīng huā zhèng zài shèng kāi
The cherry blossoms in the park are blooming profusely.
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- 眉 eyebrow (representing upper facial expression of joy)
- 开 to open (describing the spreading of facial features in happiness)
- 眼 eye (representing the eyes expressing joy)
- 笑 to smile (describing the smiling/laughing expression)
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听到这个好消息，他眉开眼笑。
tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi tā méi kāi yǎn xiào
Hearing this good news, he beamed with joy.
Structure & writing
公 is a component in 5 characters
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八 is a component in 20 characters
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厶 is a component in 17 characters
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开 is a component in 5 characters
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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