How to say “carry out” in Chinese

开展
kāizhǎn

carry out (activities, work)

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Society and law”

“Carry out” in Chinese is 开展, kāi zhǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

开展 is read kāi zhǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

kāi — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
zhǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

开
kāi — open; drive
展
zhǎn — unfold, open up

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 “开展”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 开展. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 学校开展了很多有趣的活动。xuéxiàokāizhǎnlehěnduōyǒuqùdehuódòngThe school held many interesting activities.
  • 社区开展了垃圾分类活动shèqūkāizhǎnlelājīfēnlèihuódòngThe neighborhood held a trash-sorting campaign.

More words from the lesson “Create and develop”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “carry out” in Chinese?

“Carry out” in Chinese is 开展, pinyin kāizhǎn.

What does 开展 mean?

开展 (kāizhǎn) means “carry out (activities, work)”.

How do you write 开展?

开展 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 展 (zhǎn) — unfold, open up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 开展?

开展 is read kāizhǎn. Tones: kāi — first tone, zhǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“carry out” in the lesson “Create and develop”

This word is from the topic “Society and law” 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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