開 (hoi1) — depart; leave; start in Cantonese

hoiˉ¹開

简开

Mandarin Pinyin: kai1

Meaning of 開

noundepart; leave; start

nounopen (door, bottle, etc)

nounhold (meeting, exhibition, etc)

nounset up; run

nounaside; apart; away

noundrive; operate

nounverb particle marking habitual aspect

nounturn on; switch on

nounwrite out; make a list of

noun(verb) (of meeting, exhibition or events) to hold

Example Sentences with 開

你可唔可以同我開一開個風扇呀？

Can you please turn on the fan for me?

我一見到我父母就好開心。

I am very happy upon seeing my parents.

我唔開心。

I am not happy.

他的名聲已經開始傳開傳了。

His reputation has already begun to spread.

好開心識到你.

Nice to meet you.

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Words Containing 開

扳開paan1 hoi1

to pull open

行開haang4 hoi1

go away; step away. | Mand.: 走開, 離開

開眼hoi1 ngaan5

to begin a performance or movie

to loosen up; to release' to let go off

茅塞頓開maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1

suddenly understand sth.; suddenly see the light

開路hoi1 lou6

plough; to open up, open a new road, lead the way

開嚟hoi1 lai4

to move away from something and come here

排開陣勢paai4 hoi1 zan6 sai3

line up in battle formation

開襟冷衫hoi1 kam1 laang1 saam1

cardigan

開價hoi1 gaa3

make a price

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