Word information
Simplified开颜
Traditional開顏
Pinyinkāi yán
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 开颜
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开kāi
to 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
打开dǎkāito open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
开始kāishǐto begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
开学kāixué(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin; (old) to found a school; the start of a new term
颜色yánsècolor; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff