How to say “open” in Chinese
open; turn on
“Open” in Chinese is 打开, dǎ kāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打开 is read dǎ kāi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “打开”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打开. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请把灯打开qǐngbǎdēngdǎkāiPlease turn on the light.
- 请打开课本，看第十五页。qǐngdǎkāikèběn,kàndìshíwǔyèPlease open your textbook to page fifteen.
- 请把窗户打开。qǐngbǎchuānghudǎkāiPlease open the window.
- 门会自动打开。ménhuìzìdòngdǎkāiThe door opens by itself.
- 出于好奇我打开了那封信chūyúhàoqí,wǒdǎkāilenàfēngxìnOut of curiosity, I opened that letter.
- 请用浏览器打开这个网页qǐngyòngliúlǎnqìdǎkāizhègewǎngyèPlease open this page in a browser.
More words from the lesson “The door is open”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “open” in Chinese?
“Open” in Chinese is 打开, pinyin dǎkāi.
What does 打开 mean?
打开 (dǎkāi) means “open; turn on”.
How do you write 打开?
打开 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 开 (kāi) — open; drive. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打开?
打开 is read dǎkāi. Tones: dǎ — third tone, kāi — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“open” in the lesson “The door is open”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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