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开发

kāi fā · kai fa

Traditional 開發

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
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  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)朋友(péngyou)在(zài)开发(kāifā)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)游戏(yóuxì)。

    My friend is developing a new game.

  2. Dengdeng

    开发(kāifā)游戏(yóuxì)很(hěn)难(nán)吧(ba)？

    Developing games is hard, right?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，开发(kāifā)了(le)两年(liǎngnián)，还(hái)没(méi)做完(zuòwán)。

    Yes, two years of developing and it is still not finished.

  4. Dengdeng

    是(shì)什么(shénme)游戏(yóuxì)？

    What game is it?

  5. Liangliang

    玩家(wánjiā)在(zài)小岛(xiǎodǎo)上(shàng)种菜(zhòngcài)。

    Players grow vegetables on a small island.

  6. Dengdeng

    开发(kāifā)两年(liǎngnián)，就(jiù)为了(wèile)种菜(zhòngcài)？我(wǒ)阳台(yángtái)上(shàng)种(zhòng)了(le)三盆(sānpén)，免费(miǎnfèi)教(jiāo)你(nǐ)！

    Two years of developing just to grow vegetables? I grow three pots on my balcony and can teach you for free!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)国(guó)家(jiā)必(bì)须(xū)开(kāi)发(fā)自(zì)然(rán)资(zī)源(yuán)。

Our country must develop its natural resources.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by bmorsello · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)正(zhèng)在(zài)开(kāi)发(fā)一(yì)款(kuǎn)新(xīn)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)应(yìng)用(yòng)。

This company is developing a new mobile app.

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开
kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

发
fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling)

Individual character meanings do not always explain the meaning of a whole word.

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