How to say “open” in Chinese
open; open up
“Open” in Chinese is 开放, kāi fàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开放 is read kāi fàng: 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, 方 fāng hints at the sound.
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 “开放”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开放. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请把肉和鱼分开放qǐngbǎròuhéyúfēnkāifàngPlease keep the meat and fish separate.
- 改革开放以后，中国经济发展得很快。gǎigékāifàngyǐhòu,ZhōngguójīngjìfāzhǎndehěnkuàiAfter reform and opening-up, China's economy developed very fast.
- 改革开放推动了经济的发展gǎigékāifàngtuīdònglejīngjìdefāzhǎnReform and opening-up drove economic development.
- 除周一外，博物馆每天开放。chúzhōuyīwài,bówùguǎnměitiānkāifàngThe museum is open daily except Mondays.
- 请问，博物馆周一开放吗？qǐngwèn,bówùguǎnzhōuyīkāifàngmaExcuse me, is the museum open on Mondays?
More words from the lesson “A batch of goods”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “open” in Chinese?
“Open” in Chinese is 开放, pinyin kāifàng.
What does 开放 mean?
开放 (kāifàng) means “open; open up”.
How do you write 开放?
开放 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 放 (fàng) — release; put. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开放?
开放 is read kāifàng. Tones: kāi — first tone, fàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“open” in the lesson “A batch of goods”
This word is from the topic “Economy” 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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