Word information
Simplified开机
Traditional開機
Pinyinkāijī
Part of speech动
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
开机
kāijī · to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show
Character breakdown
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How to learn 开机
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飞机fēijī
airplane; CL:架[jia4]
开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
开车kāichēto drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],臺|台[tai2]
打开dǎkāito open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
机场jīchǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship; CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4]