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开工 (kāi gōng) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 7
开工 (kāi gōng) is a Chinese word: to start work; to begin construction. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 开工
动 dòng verb
to start work; to begin construction
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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Word breakdown
开 kāi — to start, to begin, to open
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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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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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.
工 gōng — work, construction, operations
Words with this character (34)
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我每天工作八小时。
wǒ měi tiān gōng zuò bā xiǎo shí
I work eight hours every day.
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工作日我通常七点起床。
gōng zuò rì wǒ tōng cháng qī diǎn qǐ chuáng
On workdays I usually get up at seven o'clock.
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我父亲是工厂的工人。
wǒ fù qin shì gōng chǎng de gōng rén
My father is a factory worker.
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我爸爸在工厂工作。
wǒ bà ba zài gōng chǎng gōng zuò
My father works at a factory.
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他每个月的工资是五千元。
tā měi gè yuè de gōng zī shì wǔ qiān yuán
His salary is five thousand yuan per month.
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很多学生暑假都去打工。
hěn duō xué sheng shǔ jià dōu qù dǎ gōng
Many students work during summer vacation.
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这是人工智能的时代。
zhè shì rén gōng zhì néng de shí dài
This is the era of artificial intelligence.
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我们需要加工这些原材料。
wǒ men xū yào jiā gōng zhè xiē yuán cái liào
We need to process these raw materials.
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公司有一百名员工。
gōng sī yǒu yì bǎi míng yuán gōng
The company has one hundred employees.
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这个城市的工业发展很快。
zhè ge chéng shì de gōng yè fā zhǎn hěn kuài
This city's industrial development is very fast.
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- 工 work, labor (representing the functional aspect)
- 具 implement, equipment (representing the physical object)
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工具箱里有很多工具。
gōng jù xiāng lǐ yǒu hěn duō gōng jù
There are many tools in the toolbox.
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他学习土木工程。
tā xué xí tǔ mù gōng chéng.
He studies civil engineering.
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他是一位软件工程师。
tā shì yī wèi ruǎn jiàn gōng chéng shī
He is a software engineer.
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这件家具的工艺非常精湛。
zhè jiàn jiā jù de gōng yì fēi cháng jīng zhàn
The craftsmanship of this furniture is very exquisite.
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手工制作的东西更有价值。
shǒu gōng zhì zuò de dōng xi gèng yǒu jià zhí
Handmade things are more valuable.
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这家公司有一千多名职工。
zhè jiā gōng sī yǒu yī qiān duō míng zhí gōng
This company has over a thousand employees.
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- 人 human; indicates 'human-made' or 'artificial'
- 工 work, labor; reinforces the 'man-made' or 'constructed' aspect
- 智 wisdom, intelligence; represents the cognitive aspect
- 能 ability, capability; indicates functional capacity
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人工智能可以帮助医生诊断疾病。
réngōng zhìnéng kěyǐ bāngzhù yīshēng zhěnduàn jíbìng
Artificial intelligence can help doctors diagnose diseases.
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我们需要分工合作，才能按时完成项目。
wǒ men xū yào fēn gōng hé zuò cái néng àn shí wán chéng xiàng mù
We need to divide the work and cooperate to complete the project on time.
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附近的工地噪音很大。
fù jìn de gōng dì zào yīn hěn dà
The nearby construction site is very noisy.
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- 工 work; labor (contributes the sense of effort or activity)
- 夫 suffix (combines with 工 to form the word meaning time or skill)
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我今天没有工夫去购物。
wǒ jīn tiān méi yǒu gōng fu qù gòu wù
I don't have time to go shopping today.
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这个产品需要经过十个工序才能完成。
zhè ge chǎn pǐn xū yào jīng guò shí ge gōng xù cái néng wán chéng
This product needs to go through ten working procedures to be completed.
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- 义 voluntary, righteous (indicating unpaid, willing service)
- 工 work, worker (the labor or person performing the service)
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她每周末都去医院做义工。
tā měi zhōu mò dōu qù yī yuàn zuò yì gōng
She goes to the hospital to volunteer every weekend.
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- 农 agriculture/farming; indicates rural origin
- 民 people/citizen; refers to the person
- 工 worker/labor; indicates their occupation
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农民工为城市建设做出了巨大贡献。
nóng mín gōng wèi chéng shì jiàn shè zuò chū le jù dà gòng xiàn
Migrant workers have made great contributions to urban construction.
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他到城里务工，每月寄钱回家。
tā dào chéng lǐ wù gōng měi yuè jì qián huí jiā
He went to the city to work as a migrant worker and sends money home every month.
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这个项目下个月动工。
zhè ge xiàng mù xià ge yuè dòng gōng
This project will start construction next month.
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- 勤 diligent, hardworking (emphasizes industrious attitude toward work)
- 工 work, labor (refers to the working component of the program)
- 俭 frugal, economical (emphasizes living frugally and saving money)
- 学 study, learn (refers to the educational/academic component)
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很多大学生通过勤工俭学来减轻家庭负担。
hěn duō dà xué shēng tōng guò qín gōng jiǎn xué lái jiǎn qīng jiā tíng fù dān
Many college students use work-study programs to reduce their family's burden.
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她加入了工会。
tā jiā rù le gōng huì
She joined the labor union.
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- 工 work, labor (represents manual work and working profession)
- 匠 craftsman, master (represents skill, expertise and artisanship)
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这位老工匠制作的家具非常精美。
zhè wèi lǎo gōng jiàng zhì zuò de jiā jù fēi cháng jīng měi
The furniture made by this old craftsman is very exquisite.
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他的字写得很工整。
tā de zì xiě de hěn gōng zhěng
His handwriting is very neat.
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我的哥哥选择了工科，因为他喜欢数学和物理。
wǒ de gē ge xuǎn zé le gōng kē yīn wèi tā xǐ huan shù xué hé wù lǐ
My older brother chose engineering because he likes math and physics.
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工人们因为不满工资待遇而怠工。
gōng rén men yīn wèi bù mǎn gōng zī dài yù ér dài gōng
The workers are slacking off because they're dissatisfied with their wages and benefits.
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这条路正在施工，请绕行。
zhè tiáo lù zhèng zài shī gōng qǐng rào xíng
This road is under construction, please detour.
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新机场预计三年后竣工。
xīn jī chǎng yù jì sān nián hòu jùn gōng
The new airport is expected to be completed in three years.
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工人们决定罢工要求加薪。
gōng rén men jué dìng bà gōng yāo qiú jiā xīn
The workers decided to strike to demand a raise.
Structure & writing
开 is a component in 5 characters
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
工 is a component in 19 characters
工 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order