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开关 (kāi guān) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 6
开关 (kāi guān) is a Chinese word: switch. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 开关
名 míng noun
switch
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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Word breakdown
开 kāi — open, turn on
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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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.
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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.
关 guān — close, turn off
Words with this character (29)
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对不起，我迟到了。没关系。
duì bu qǐ wǒ chí dào le méi guān xi
Sorry, I'm late. It doesn't matter.
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这是一本关于中国历史的书。
zhè shì yī běn guān yú zhōng guó lì shǐ de shū
This is a book about Chinese history.
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父母总是关心孩子的健康。
fù mǔ zǒng shì guān xīn hái zi de jiàn kāng
Parents always care about their children's health.
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请记得关机再离开。
qǐng jì de guān jī zài lí kāi
Please remember to shut down before leaving.
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我们应该关注环境问题。
wǒ men yīng gāi guān zhù huán jìng wèn tí
We should pay attention to environmental issues.
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他们的关系很好。
tā men de guān xì hěn hǎo
Their relationship is very good.
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这本书有关中国历史。
zhè běn shū yǒu guān zhōng guó lì shǐ
This book is related to Chinese history.
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这是解决问题的关键。
zhè shì jiě jué wèn tí de guān jiàn
This is the key to solving the problem.
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他忘记关闭电脑了。
tā wàng jì guān bì diàn nǎo le
He forgot to turn off the computer.
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这件事与你无关。
zhè jiàn shì yǔ nǐ wú guān
This matter has nothing to do with you.
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过海关需要出示护照。
guò hǎi guān xū yào chū shì hù zhào
Passing through customs requires showing your passport.
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请提供相关的资料。
qǐng tí gōng xiāng guān de zī liào
Please provide related materials.
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老师很关怀学生的成长。
lǎo shī hěn guān huái xué sheng de chéng zhǎng
The teacher shows great care and concern for the students' growth.
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我们应该关爱老人。
wǒ men yīng gāi guān ài lǎo rén
We should care for the elderly.
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这两个问题密切关联。
zhè liǎng gè wèn tí mì qiè guān lián
These two issues are closely related.
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- 至 reaching the extreme; utmost
- 关 critical concern; crucial point
- 重 weighty; important
- 要 essential; necessary
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这个问题至关重要，我们必须认真对待。
zhè ge wèn tí zhì guān zhòng yào wǒ men bì xū rèn zhēn duì dài
This issue is crucial, we must treat it seriously.
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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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- 关 concern, care (provides the sense of being involved with or caring about something)
- 切 close, earnest (intensifies the concern to show deep, earnest care)
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他关切地问我最近过得怎么样。
tā guān qiè de wèn wǒ zuì jìn guò de zěn me yàng
He asked with concern how I've been recently.
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- 关 critical pass/checkpoint, contributes the sense of a decisive or crucial point
- 头 point/juncture, indicates a specific moment or position in time
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在这个关头，我们必须团结一致。
zài zhè ge guān tóu wǒ men bì xū tuán jié yī zhì
At this critical juncture, we must unite as one.
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谢谢你一直以来的关照。
xiè xie nǐ yī zhí yǐ lái de guān zhào
Thank you for taking care of me all this time.
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政府提高了进口商品的关税。
zhèng fǔ tí gāo le jìn kǒu shāng pǐn de guān shuì
The government raised tariffs on imported goods.
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运动前要活动关节。
yùn dòng qián yào huó dòng guān jié
You should move your joints before exercising.
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- 息 breath (first instance, emphasizing continuous connection)
- 息 breath (repeated for emphasis, showing inseparability)
- 相 mutually, reciprocally
- 关 relate, connect
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经济发展和环境保护息息相关。
jīng jì fā zhǎn hé huán jìng bǎo hù xī xī xiāng guān
Economic development and environmental protection are closely related.
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编辑要认真把关稿件内容。
biān jí yào rèn zhēn bǎ guān gǎo jiàn nèi róng
Editors must carefully screen manuscript content.
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研究团队正在攻关新能源技术。
yán jiū tuán duì zhèng zài gōng guān xīn néng yuán jì shù
The research team is tackling key problems in new energy technology.
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这些细节无关紧要，我们应该关注重点。
zhè xiē xì jié wú guān jǐn yào wǒ men yīng gāi guān zhù zhòng diǎn
These details are unimportant, we should focus on the main points.
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他在政府机关工作。
tā zài zhèng fǔ jī guān gōng zuò
He works in a government office.
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他终于过关了。
tā zhōng yú guò guān le
He finally passed.
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他成功克服了这个难关。
tā chéng gōng kè fú le zhè ge nán guān
He successfully overcame this difficult obstacle.
Structure & writing
开 is a component in 5 characters
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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关 is a component in 4 characters
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丷 is a component in 24 characters
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天 is a component in 2 characters
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