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打开

dǎ kāi · da kai

Traditional 打開

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to open
  2. to show (a ticket)
  3. to turn on
  4. to switch on
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In a conversation

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The empty box

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)盒子(hézi)怎么(zěnme)打不开(dǎbùkāi)？

    Why won't this box open?

  2. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)来(lái)试试(shìshì)。

    Give it to me. I'll try.

  3. Liangliang

    怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is it?

  4. Dengdeng

    打开(dǎkāi)了(le)！咦(yí)，里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)空(kōng)的(de)。

    It's open! Huh, it's empty inside.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)买(mǎi)盒子(hézi)，下个月(xiàgèyuè)再(zài)买(mǎi)礼物(lǐwù)。

    Yes. I bought the box first. I'll buy the gift next month.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)这个(zhège)盒子(hézi)，我(wǒ)下个月(xiàgèyuè)再(zài)打开(dǎkāi)一次(yīcì)。

    Then I'll open this box once more next month.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)一(yì)打(dǎ)开(kāi)电(diàn)视(shì)，保(bǎo)险(xiǎn)丝(sī)就(jiù)烧(shāo)了(le)。

No sooner had Tom turned on the TV than the fuse blew.

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

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)打(dǎ)开(kāi)百(bǎi)叶(yè)窗(chuāng)，向(xiàng)窗(chuāng)外(wài)望(wàng)去(qù)。

Tom opened the blinds and looked out the window.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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打
dǎ

to beat; to strike

开
kāi

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

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