How to say “develop” in Chinese
develop, exploit
“Develop” in Chinese is 开发, kāi fā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
开发 is read kāi fā: 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
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
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 “开发”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “develop” in Chinese?
“Develop” in Chinese is 开发, pinyin kāifā.
What does 开发 mean?
开发 (kāifā) means “develop, exploit”.
How do you write 开发?
开发 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 发 (fā) — send, emit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开发?
开发 is read kāifā. Tones: kāi — first tone, fā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“develop” in the lesson “Research and development”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. 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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