How to say “open” in Chinese
open (of a business)
“Open” in Chinese is 开业, kāi yè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开业 is read kāi yè: 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
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 “开业”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开业. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们的咖啡店下个月开业wǒmendekāfēidiànxiàgeyuèkāiyèOur coffee shop opens next month.
More words from the lesson “Your own business”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “open” in Chinese?
“Open” in Chinese is 开业, pinyin kāiyè.
What does 开业 mean?
开业 (kāiyè) means “open (of a business)”.
How do you write 开业?
开业 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 业 (yè) — business, occupation. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开业?
开业 is read kāiyè. Tones: kāi — first tone, yè — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“open” in the lesson “Your own business”
This word is from the topic “Business” 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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