开关 開關
开关 開關 kāi guān ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄢ hoi1 gwaan1 HSK 6
- power switch
- gas valve
- to open the city (or frontier) gate
- to open and close
- to switch on and off
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开 開
- 公开 公開 gōng kāi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ gung1 hoi1 open; overt; public
- 分开 分開 fēn kāi ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞ fan1 hoi1 to separate
- 召开 召開 zhào kāi ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞ ziu6 hoi1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞ zin2 hoi1 to unfold; to spread out; to open up
- 张开 張開 zhāng kāi ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ zoeng1 hoi1 to open up
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- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ daa2 hoi1 to open
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
- 抛开 拋開 pāo kāi ㄆㄠ ㄎㄞ paau1 hoi1 to throw out
- 推开 推開 tuī kāi ㄊㄨㄟ ㄎㄞ teoi1 hoi1 to push open (a gate etc)
- 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄞ cong2 hoi1 to open wide
- 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi ㄕㄥˋ ㄎㄞ sing6 hoi1 blooming
- 解开 解開 jiě kāi ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄞ gaai2 hoi1 to untie
- 走开 走開 zǒu kāi ㄗㄡˇ ㄎㄞ zau2 hoi1 to leave; to walk away; to beat it
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 开创 開創 kāi chuàng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨㄤˋ hoi1 cong3 to initiate; to start; to found
- 开动 開動 kāi dòng ㄎㄞ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hoi1 dung6 to start
- 开口 開口 kāi kǒu ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ hoi1 hau2 to open one's mouth
- 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ hoi1 kai2 to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
- 开场 開場 kāi chǎng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ hoi1 coeng4 to begin
关 關
- 公关 公關 gōng guān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ gung1 gwaan1 public relations
- 报关 報關 bào guān ㄅㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ bou3 gwaan1 to declare at customs
- 把关 把關 bǎ guān ㄅㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ baa2 gwaan1 to guard a pass
- 攻关 攻關 gōng guān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ gung1 gwaan1 to storm a strategic pass
- 有关 有關 yǒu guān ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄢ jau5 gwaan1 to have sth to do with
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- 机关 機關 jī guān ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ gei1 gwaan1 mechanism; gear
- 海关 海關 hǎi guān ㄏㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ hoi2 gwaan1 customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
- 无关 無關 wú guān ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢ mou4 gwaan1 unrelated
- 相关 相關 xiāng guān ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄢ soeng1 gwaan1 related
- 过关 過關 guò guān ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ gwo3 gwaan1 to cross a barrier
- 关上 關上 guān shàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ gwaan1 soeng5 to close (a door)
- 关系 關係 guān xi ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄒㄧ gwaan1 hai6 relation
- 关切 關切 guān qiè ㄍㄨㄢ ㄑㄧㄝˋ gwaan1 cit3 to be deeply concerned
- 关心 關心 guān xīn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ gwaan1 sam1 to be concerned about; to care about
- 关爱 關愛 guān ài ㄍㄨㄢ ㄞˋ gwaan1 oi3 to show concern and care for
- 关怀 關懷 guān huái ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gwaan1 waai4 care
- 关掉 關掉 guān diào ㄍㄨㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ gwaan1 diu6 to switch off; to shut off
- 关于 關於 guān yú ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˊ gwaan1 jyu1 pertaining to
- 关机 關機 guān jī ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧ gwaan1 gei1 to turn off (a machine or device)
- 关注 關注 guān zhù ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄨˋ gwaan1 zyu3 to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)
Idioms with these characters
- 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ pin3 dei6 hoi1 faa1 (idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 春暖花开 春暖花開 chūn nuǎn huā kāi ㄔㄨㄣ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ceon1 nyun5 faa1 hoi1 lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom)
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- 大开大合 大開大合 dà kāi dà hé ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ daai6 hoi1 daai6 hap6 (idiom) epic in scope; wide-ranging
- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gǒu dòu dà kāi ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ gau2 dau3 daai6 hoi1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
- 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ gwong2 hoi1 jin4 lou6 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
- 豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ kut3 jin4 hoi1 long5 suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 关怀备至 關懷備至 guān huái bèi zhì ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄅㄟˋ ㄓˋ gwaan1 waai4 bei6 zi3 the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
- 关门打狗 關門打狗 guān mén dǎ gǒu ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄡˇ gwaan1 mun4 daa1 gau2 lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
- 关门大吉 關門大吉 guān mén dà jí ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ gwaan1 mun4 daai6 gat1 to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
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- 关门捉贼 關門捉賊 guān mén zhuō zéi ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄟˊ gwaan1 mun4 zuk3 caak6 to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
- 过关斩将 過關斬將 guò guān zhǎn jiàng ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ gwo3 gwaan1 zaam2 zoeng3 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 过五关斩六将)
- 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄡˊ gan2 jiu3 gwaan1 tau4 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
- 裙带关系 裙帶關係 qún dài guān xi ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄒㄧ (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative
- 人命关天 人命關天 rén mìng guān tiān ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ jan4 ming6 gwaan1 tin1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
- 事不关己 事不關己 shì bù guān jǐ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄐㄧˇ si6 bat1 gwaan1 gei2 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
- 无关痛痒 無關痛癢 wú guān tòng yǎng ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄤˇ mou4 gwaan1 tung3 joeng5 (idiom) to not affect sb; irrelevant; of no importance; insignificant
Example sentences
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她 按 了 开关 開關 。
She pressed the switch.
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她 摸黑 摸 不到 灯 燈 的 开关 開關 。
She groped for the light switch in the dark.
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这个 這個 装置 裝置 是 用 开关 開關 启动 啟動 的 。
This device is actuated by a switch.
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因为 因為 开关 開關 坏了 壞了 ， 我 没法儿 沒法兒 把 它 打开 打開 。
I can't turn it on, because the switch is broken.
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