Pinyin Dictionary results for "kai"
凯
surname Kai
凯
triumphant; victorious; chi (Greek letter Χχ)
剀
carefully; moderately
慨
old variant of 慨[kai3]; to sigh (with emotion)
垲
dry terrain
愒
to desire
恺
joyful; kind
忾
anger
慨
indignant; generous; to sigh (with emotion)
揩
to wipe
楷
model; pattern; regular script (calligraphic style)
欬
to cough
岂
old variant of 愷|恺[kai3]; old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]
锴
high quality iron
铠
armor
锎
californium (chemistry)
开
to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
闿
to loosen; to open
颽
balmy; genial as wind
凯利
Kelly (person name)
凯夫拉
Kevlar
凯子
(slang) rich, good-looking guy
凯尼恩
Kenyon; Canyon (name)
凯彻
variant of 愷撒|恺撒, Caesar (emperor)
凯恩斯
Keynes (name); John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), influential British economist
凯悦
Hyatt (hotel company); Hyatt Regency (hotel brand)
凯撒
Caesar or Kaiser (name)
凯撒肋雅
Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)
凯撒酱
Caesar salad dressing
凯文
Kevin (person name)
凯旋
to return in triumph; to return victorious
凯旋门
triumphal arch
凯林赛
keirin cycle race (paced stadium event); translit. of Japanese けいりん 競輪|竞轮
凯歌
triumphal hymn; victory song; paean
凯法劳尼亚
Kefalonia, Greek Island in the Ionian sea
凯尔特人
Celt
凯特
Kate (name)
凯瑟琳
Catherine (name); Katherine
凯芙拉
Kevlar
凯茜·弗里曼
Cathy Freeman (1973-), Australian sprinter
凯蒂
Kitty (name)
凯蒂猫
Hello Kitty
凯迪拉克
Cadillac
凯达格兰
Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner
凯达格兰族
Ketagalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, esp. northeast corner
凯里
Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州
凯里市
Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州
剀切
cogent; earnest
恺弟
variant of 愷悌|恺悌[kai3 ti4]
恺彻
variant of 愷撒|恺撒, Caesar (emperor) used by Yan Fu 嚴復|严复
恺悌
happy and easygoing; friendly
恺撒
Caesar (name); Gaius Julius Caesar 100-42 BC; by extension, emperor, Kaiser, Tsar
慨叹
to sigh with regret; lament
揩拭
to wipe off; to wipe clean
揩擦
to wipe
揩油
to take advantage of sb; to freeload
楷字
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
楷书
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
楷模
model; example
楷体
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
铠甲
armor
开三次方
cube root; to extract a cube root
开交
(used with negative) to conclude; (impossible) to end; (can't) finish
开仗
to start a war; to open hostilities
开伙
to start providing food; to open today's service in a canteen
开伯尔
Khyber province of Pakistan; Northwest Frontier province
开伯尔山口
Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)
开例
to create a precedent
开倒车
to drive in reverse; fig. to take a backward step; retrogressive; trying to turn the clock back
开价
to quote a price; seller's first offer
开元
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
开先
at first
开光
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)
开冻
to thaw; to melt
开刀
(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
开列
to make (a list); to list
开初
at the outset; at first; early
开创
to initiate; to start; to found
开创性
innovative
开动
to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating)
开化
to become civilized; to be open-minded; (of ice) to thaw
开化县
Kaihua county in Quzhou 衢州[Qu2 zhou1], Zhejiang
开区间
open interval (in calculus)
开印
to start a print run
开卷
to open a book; open-book (exam)
开卷有益
lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
开原
Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
开原市
Kaiyuan county level city in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
开原县
Kaiyuan county in Tieling 鐵嶺|铁岭, Liaoning
开口
to open one's mouth; to start to talk
开口子
a dike breaks; fig. to provide facilities (for evil deeds); to open the floodgates
开司米
cashmere (loanword)
开味
whet the appetite
开启
to open; to start
开单
to bill; to open a tab
开国
to found a state; to open a closed country
开国元勋
variant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty); founding father; fig. also used of company, school etc
开国元勋
founding figure (of a country or dynasty); founding father; fig. also used of company or school etc
开国功臣
outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)
开地
to clear land (for cultivation); to open up land
开城
Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
开城市
Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies
开埠
to open up a port for trade; to open treaty ports
开堂
to open a law court; to set up a mourning hall
开场
to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event
开场白
prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
开垦
to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
开士米
cashmere (loanword)
开壶
pot of boiling water
开外
over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)
开外挂
see 開掛|开挂[kai1 gua4]
开夜车
to burn the midnight oil; to work late into the night
开大油门
to open the throttle; to accelerate; to let her rip
开天窗
to leave a blank to mark censored area
开天避地
to open the sky and divide the earth; ref. to Pangu 盤古|盘古 in the Chinese creation myth
开天辟地
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth
开始
to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
开始以前
before the beginning (of sth)
开始比赛
to start a match; to kick off
开学
foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term
开宗明义
to declare at the outset (idiom)
开封
Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan; old name Bianliang 汴梁
开封地区
Kaifeng prefecture in Henan
开封市
Kaifeng prefecture-level city in Henan, old capital of Northern Song, former provincial capital of Henan; old name Bianliang 汴梁
开封府
Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty
开封县
Kaifeng county in Kaifeng, Henan
开导
to talk sb round; to straighten sth out; to enlighten
开小差
to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave (AWOL)
开小会
to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)
开小灶
to give preferential treatment; to give special attention
开局
opening (chess etc); early stage of game, match, work, activity etc
开屏
(a peacock) spreads its tail
开展
to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open
开山
to cut into a mountain (to open a mine); to open a monastery
开山刀
machete
开山祖师
founding master of a monastery; founder; originator
开山鼻祖
founder
开工
to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job
开市
to open a store for business; to make the first transaction of the day
开幕
to open (a conference); to inaugurate
开幕典礼
opening ceremony
开幕式
opening ceremony
开幕词
opening speech (at a conference)
开平
Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong; Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
开平区
Kaiping district of Tangshan city 唐山市[Tang2 shan1 shi4], Hebei
开平市
Kaiping county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
开店
to open shop
开庭
to begin a (judicial) court session
开弓不放箭
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom); fig. to bluff; to be all talk and no action; false bravado
开弓没有回头箭
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
开吊
to hold memorial service; to hold a funeral
开张
to open a business; first transaction of a business day
开往
(of a bus, train etc) to leave for; heading for
开后门
to open the back door; fig. under the counter; to do a secret or dishonest deal; to let sth in by the back door
开征
to start collecting taxes
开心
to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
开心果
pistachio nuts; fig. amusing person
开心颜
to rejoice; smiling
开快车
an express train sets off; fig. to work in haste; to rush
开恩
to give a favor (used of Christian God)
开悟
to become enlightened (Buddhism)
开怀
to one's heart's content; without restraint
开戒
to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)
开战
to start a war; to make war; to battle against
开戏
to start an opera
开户
to open an account (bank etc)
开房间
to take a hotel room; to rent a room
开打
(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
开拍
to begin shooting (a movie, a scene of a movie etc); to start the bidding (auction); to start a trading session (stock market)
开拓
to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)
开拓性
pioneering; groundbreaking
开拓者
pioneer
开拔
to set out (of troops); departure; start date (of military expedition)
开挖
to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
开掘
to excavate; to dig out; fig. to investigate (in an archive)
开挂
to cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kai1 wai4 gua4]); (coll.) unbelievably good
开采
to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine
开支
expenditures; expenses; CL:筆|笔[bi3], 項|项[xiang4]; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages
开放
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
开放式系统
open system(s)
开放式网络
open network
开放性
openness
开放源代码
see 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
开放源码
open source (computing)
开放源码软件
open source software (OSS)
开放系统
open system
开放系统互连
open systems interconnection; OSI
开败
to wither and fall
开敞
wide open
开方
to extract a square root
开明
enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment
开明君主
enlightened sovereign
开映
to start showing a movie
开春
beginning of spring; the lunar New Year
开普勒
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), German astronomer and formulator of Kepler's laws of planetary motion
开普敦
Cape Town (city in South Africa)
开晴
to brighten up
开畅
happy and carefree
开旷
open and vast
开曼群岛
Cayman Islands
开会
to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
开会祈祷
invocation
开服
to start the servers (for an online game, typically after the system has been shut down for maintenance, upgrade etc)
开朗
spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful; carefree
开本
book format, similar to in-4°, in-8° etc (a 16开 format is roughly A4); abbr. to 開|开[kai1]
开架
open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)
开杆
to tee off (golf); to break (snooker)
开业
to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)
开业大吉
celebration on opening a business
开枪
to open fire; to shoot a gun
开机
to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show
开步
to step forward; to walk
开水
boiled water; boiling water
开江
Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
开江县
Kaijiang county in Dazhou 達州|达州[Da2 zhou1], Sichuan
开河
to open a river; to dig a canal; to thaw (of river)
开河期
thawing and opening up of frozen river in spring
开消
variant of 開銷|开销[kai1 xiao1]
开涮
(coll.) to make fun of (sb); to play tricks on
开源
to expand one's financial resources; abbr. for 開放源碼|开放源码[kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3]
开源节流
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
开溜
to leave in stealth; to slip away
开满
to bloom abundantly
开演
(of a play, movie etc) to begin
开漳圣王
Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou, posthumous title of Tang dynasty general Chen Yuanguang (657-711) 陳元光|陈元光[Chen2 Yuan2 guang1]
开火
to open fire
开灯
to turn on the light
开炉
to open a furnace; to start up a furnace
开尔文
Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson); Kelvin (temperature scale)
开犁
to start plowing; to plow the first furrow
开奖
to announce the winners in a lottery
开玩笑
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
开球
open ball (math.); to start a ball game; to kick off (soccer); to tee off (golf)
开瓶器
bottle opener
开瓶费
corkage fee
开疆
to pioneer a frontier area; to open up new territory
开发
to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
开发人员
developer
开发区
development zone
开发周期
development cycle; development period; also written 開發週期|开发周期
开发商
developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
开发环境
development environment (computer)
开发周期
development cycle; development period
开发过程
development process
开发银行
development bank
开皌
to receive condolences
开盘
to commence trading (stock market)
开盘汇率
opening exchange rate
开眼
to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons
开眼界
broaden, expand one's horizons
开炮
to open fire
开矿
to mine; to open a seam
开示
to instruct (novices); to preach; to teach; to reveal
开票
to open ballot boxes; to count votes; to make out a voucher or invoice etc; to write out a receipt
开禁
to lift a ban; to lift a curfew
开福
Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
开福区
Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan
开窍
to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns
开立
to found or start
开站
to put a new bus or railway station into operation
开端
start; beginning
开笔
to start learning as a poet; to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
开筵
to host a banquet
开篇
start of literary work; opening song of ballad in Tanci style 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2]
开红盘
(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
开绿灯
to give the green light; to give the go-ahead
开绽
to come unsewn
开线
to come unsewn; to split at the seam
开县
Kai county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
开罪
to offend sb; to give offense; to displease
开罚单
to issue an infringement notice
开罗
Cairo, capital of Egypt
开罗大学
Cairo University
开胃
to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease
开胃菜
starter; appetizer
开胃酒
aperitif wine
开脱
to exculpate; to absolve; to exonerate
开脱罪责
to absolve sb from guilt; to exonerate; to exculpate
开腔
to speak out; to start speaking
开膛手杰克
Jack the Ripper
开胶
to come unglued; to come apart
开脸
(of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old); to carve a face
开台
start of play; opening of theatrical performance
开台锣鼓
opening gong; gong strokes announcing start of opera performance
开船
to set sail
开花
to bloom; to blossom; to flower; fig. to burst open; to feel happy or elated; new development grows out
开花儿
erhua variant of 開花|开花[kai1 hua1]
开花衣
to open a bale of cotton
开苞
to deflower
开荒
to open up land (for agriculture)
开荤
to resume a meat diet; to eat meat again after a period of fasting; fig. novel experience
开蒙
(old) (of a child) to begin schooling
开药
to prescribe medicine
开衩
slit (in clothing)
开裂
to split open; to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
开襟
buttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)
开裆裤
open pants (for infants before toilet training)
开解
to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety
开言
to start to speak
开设
to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
开许
(literary) to allow; to permit
开诚
to be honest; to show sincerity
开诚布公
variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]
开诚布公
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
开诚相见
candid and open (idiom)
开课
school begins; give a course; teach a subject
开讲
to begin a lecture; to start on a story
开议
to hold a (business) meeting; to start negotiations
开账
to make out a bill
开赛
to start a match; the kick-off
开走
to go (of car, train etc); to drive off
开赴
(of troops) to depart for; to head for
开足马力
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed; fig. to work as hard as possible
开路
to open up a path; to make one's way through; to construct a road; (electricity) open circuit
开路先锋
pioneer; trailbreaker
开车
to drive a car
开车人
driver; person driving a vehicle
开办
to open; to start (a business etc); to set up
开通
to open up (windows for air, ideas for discussion, transport routes etc); open-minded
开运竹
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
开道
to clear the way
开远
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
开远市
Kaiyuan county level city in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
开都河
Kaidu River, Xinjiang
开酒费
corkage fee
开释
to release (a prisoner)
开金
carated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)
开销
to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
开锅
(of a pot) to boil
开锁
to unlock
开镰
to start the harvest
开锣
to beat the gong to open a performance
开锣喝道
to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)
开钻
to start drilling
开凿
to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)
开门
to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business
开门揖盗
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
开门炮
firecrackers to open the door on the New Year
开门红
a good beginning
开门见山
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
开闭幕式
opening and closing ceremonies
开间
alcove; bay in a room; unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters
开阔
wide; open (spaces); to open up
开关
power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off
开辟
to open up; to set up; to establish
开辟者
pioneer; groundbreaker
开除
to expel
开除学籍
to expel from school
开除党籍
to expel from the Party
开阳
zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper; Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
开阳县
Kaiyang county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
开集
open set (math.)
开霁
to clear up (of weather)
开革
to fire; to discharge
开头
beginning; to start
开颜
to smile; to beam
开饭
to serve a meal
开高叉
slit dress
开鲁
Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
开鲁县
Kailu county in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
开麦拉
camera (loanword)
开黑店
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
开斋
to stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast
开斋节
Eid al-Fitr or Feast of Breaking the Fast, celebrated on the last day of Ramadan
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