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Definition
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to open
超市什麼時候開門？When does the supermarket open?花都開了。The flowers are all open.
- to start
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to drive
我開了三年出租車了。I drove a taxi for three years.
- to operate
- to switch on
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to turn on
請開電視機。Please turn on the television.
- to leave
- to set out
- to move
- to open to the public
- to begin
- to hold (a meeting...)
- to write (out)
- to prescribe
- to pay (wages, fares...)
- to boil
Related words (374)
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate; to bless; transparent; translucent; haircut; shaving the head or face (humorous); a method of decoration; first light (astronomy)
(of a surgeon) to perform an operation; (of a patient) to have an operation; to decapitate; to behead; to single out as a point of attack
to start talking; openings; to open one's mouth; to start to talk; open; to sharpen (a new knife before using it); laugh and loud; to breach (a dam); to eat; to request; to ask (for)
(to feel) happy; to have a great time; joyous; (to be) delighted; to rejoice; to make fun of someone
(of a sports competition or match) to commence; (of a war or battle) to break out; to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera); to brawl; to come to blows
to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
to open (up); to open up (a new market); to break new ground (for agriculture); to develop (border regions); to reclaim
to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality
spacious and well-lit; open and clear; to open out (onto a wider vista); optimistic; cheerful; carefree; easy-going; open-minded
to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show
to open ballot boxes; to count votes; to make out a voucher or invoice etc; to write out a receipt
to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out
to resume a meat diet; to eat meat again after a period of fasting; (fig.) novel experience
to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc); to set up; to establish; to found
to open up a path; to make one's way through; to construct a road; (electricity) open circuit
to drive in reverse; (fig.) to take a backward step; retrogressive; trying to turn the clock back
to open the back door; (fig.) under the counter; to do a secret or dishonest deal; to let sth in by the back door
to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave (AWOL)
to joke; to tell a joke; to crack a joke; to make a joke; to play a joke; to make fun of
(of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year; (of a business) to be profitable; (of a stock market) to rise; (sport) to win one's first match of a competition
(lit.) to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); (fig.) to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery
founding figure (of a country or dynasty); founding father; (fig.) also used of company or school etc
outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)
to open the sky and divide the earth; ref. to Pangu 盤古|盘古 in the Chinese creation myth
to get over (a shock, bereavement etc); to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things; to accept the situation and move on
to unscrew; to twist off (a lid); to turn on (a faucet); to switch on (by turning a knob); to turn (a door handle); to wrench apart
to go somewhere else; to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside; to go away; to get away; to clear off; to get out of the way
cannot figure out; to be unable to take a lighter view; to take things too hard; to be depressed; to fret over trifles
to not take to heart; to be free of worried thoughts; to adopt a lighthearted perspective; lighthearted
(lit.) to pull apart and knead to a pulp; (fig.) to analyze minutely from every angle; to chew sth over
to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
open door policy; Egyptian President Sadat's infitah policy towards investment and relations with Israel
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
Idioms (35)
(lit.) opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education; Reading is always profitable (idiom)
(lit.) to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending; to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
(lit.) deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded; plain speaking; Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.; to put one's cards on the table
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed; (fig.) to work as hard as possible
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
(lit.) to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
(lit.) to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom); (fig.) to bluff; to be all talk and no action; false bravado
(lit.) once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); (fig.) once you started sth, there's no turning back; to have to finish what one started; to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path; to break fresh ground
(lit.) to shoot from both sides (idiom); (fig.) to display ambidexterity; to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession; to use both feet equally (football)
(lit.) to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success; success in a single move
to deck the tree with false blossoms; to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure; all smiles; joy written across one's face
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing
suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing; (fig.) everything becomes clear at once; to achieve speedy enlightenment
(lit.) the iron tree blooms (idiom); a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
(lit.) mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot; to talk about sb's weak point
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