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开启

kāi qǐ · kai qi

Traditional 開啟

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to open
  2. to start
  3. (computing) to enable
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Battery saver mode

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)快(kuài)没电(méidiàn)了(le)！

    My phone is almost out of battery!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)开启(kāiqǐ)省电(shěngdiàn)模式(móshì)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you turn on battery saver mode?

  3. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)开启(kāiqǐ)？我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)。

    How do I turn it on? I don't know how.

  4. Liangliang

    打开(dǎkāi)设置(shèzhì)，点(diǎn)这里(zhèlǐ)，就(jiù)能(néng)开启(kāiqǐ)了(le)。

    Open settings and tap here, then you can turn it on.

  5. Dengdeng

    开启(kāiqǐ)了(le)！可是(kěshì)屏幕(píngmù)变得(biànde)好暗(hǎoàn)，我(wǒ)看不见(kànbujiàn)路(lù)了(le)。

    It's on! But the screen is so dark I can't see the road.

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)还(hái)有(yǒu)电(diàn)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)照路(zhàolù)。

    No problem. My phone still has battery. I'll light the way for you.

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2 examples
01

望(wàng)远(yuǎn)镜(jìng)为(wèi)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)文(wén)明(míng)开(kāi)启(qǐ)了(le)一(yì)种(zhǒng)全(quán)新(xīn)的(de)视(shì)角(jiǎo)来(lái)观(guān)察(chá)宇(yǔ)宙(zhòu)。

The telescope has opened a new eye onto the cosmos that has been transformative for our civilization.

Tatoeba: Chinese by WilsonWong · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)按(àn)这(zhè)个(ge)按(àn)钮(niǔ)来(lái)开(kāi)启(qǐ)设(shè)备(bèi)。

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