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to rejoice / smiling
to turn on the light
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
to declare at the outset (idiom)
public expenditure
Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
to start collecting taxes
to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
HSK 3
boiled water / boiling water
HSK 4
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
HSK 7-9
to open wide
to go (of car, train etc) / to drive off
to denounce
to break open
Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009
to start the harvest
developer
Nankai University (Tianjin)
to start from scratch
to begin / beginning / to start / initial / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
ratio seventy to thirty / thirty percent failure, seventy percent success
lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
to open one's mouth / to start to talk
HSK 7-9
to open fire / to shoot a gun
HSK 7-9
(of a student) to start school / (of a semester) to begin / (old) to found a school / the start of a new term
HSK 2
keep your thoughts to yourself
to stretch taut / to open (an umbrella) / to hold (a bag etc) open / to prop open
to prescribe medicine
to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
HSK 7-9
Cayman Islands
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  *开* | 开* | *开
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 / abbr. for 開本|开本, book format
HSK 1
(of a bus, train etc) to leave for / heading for
motorists
to drive a car (or train etc) / (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
HSK 1
Asian Development Bank
(idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb
HSK 2
(finance) (of the price of a security etc) to open lower than the previous closing price
to start a match / the kick-off
grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness
blooming / in full flower
HSK 7-9
Kaifeng, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
celebration on opening a business
to whet the appetite / appetizing / to amuse oneself at sb's expense / to tease
development zone
HSK 7-9
to bloom; to blossom; to flower / (fig.) to burst; to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
HSK 4
to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention / unconstrained in one's sexuality
HSK 3
(computing) open-source
to open fire; to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking)
developer
to open (a conference) / to inaugurate
HSK 5
to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand
to push open (a gate etc) / to push away / to reject / to decline
HSK 3
expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔,項|项) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages
HSK 7-9
to depart; to leave
HSK 2
military spending
One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
to commence trading (stock market)
to make public; to bring into the open
double door
to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
HSK 6
open-minded
to unlock
to be awfully (busy etc)
to leave a blank to mark censored area
to burst with joy
imaginative / to have one's mind buzzing with ideas
to open / to start (a business etc) / to set up
HSK 7-9
to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc) / (computing) to enable (a feature) / (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate / to open (sth that has been sealed)
HSK 7-9
opening and closing ceremonies
to establish additional sources of revenue / (computing) open-source (abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码)
to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂) / (coll.) unbelievably good
first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
to expel from the Party
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path / to break fresh ground
to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on
HSK 1
opening (chess etc) / early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
start / beginning
to expel from school
to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase
HSK 4
to start eating
to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job
HSK 7-9
Nankai, a district of Tianjin 天津市
to start a war / to open hostilities
lit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction) / fig. to carry out a scam / to run a protection racket / daylight robbery
development bank
to open up land (for agriculture)
to become enlightened (Buddhism)
(slang) to dox
to throw out / to get rid of
HSK 7-9
to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside
to have financial difficulties / unable to make ends meet
to feel embarrassed
to burn the midnight oil / to work late into the night
HSK 6
to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open
HSK 3
open-source software
to release / to let go / to loosen / to untie / to come loose
to not take to heart / to be free of worried thoughts / to adopt a lighthearted perspective / lighthearted
cold boiled water
to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons)
HSK 7-9

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