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HSK
to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
HSK 3
to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on
HSK 1
to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business)
HSK 3
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  *排* | 排* | *排
a row / a line / to set in order / to arrange / to line up / to eliminate / to drain / to push open / platoon / raft / classifier for lines, rows etc
HSK 2
to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open
HSK 3
to bloom; to blossom; to flower / (fig.) to burst; to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
HSK 4
open; overt; public / to make public; to release
HSK 3
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
HSK 3
to unfold; to spread out; to open up / to launch; to carry out
HSK 3
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  *通* | 通* | *通
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
HSK 2
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  *张* | 张* | *张
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
HSK 3
sunshine / (of personality) upbeat; energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny)
HSK 3
transparent / (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
HSK 4
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  *开* | 开* | *开
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 / abbr. for 開本|开本, book format
HSK 1
to offer (goods or services) / to open (for business etc)
HSK 6
to open up / to set up / to establish
HSK 7-9
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  *撑* | 撑* | *撑
to support / to prop up / to push or move with a pole / to maintain / to open or unfurl / to fill to bursting point / brace / stay / support
HSK 6
to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
HSK 7-9
to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons)
HSK 7-9
power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off
HSK 6
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  *披* | 披* | *披
to drape over one's shoulders / to open / to unroll / to split open / to spread out
HSK 5
open-minded / humble
HSK 5
open letter
HSK 7-9
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  *拆* | 拆* | *拆
to tear open / to tear down / to tear apart / to open
HSK 5
to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc) / (of a locality) to have a transportation service / (Tw) to commute
HSK 7-9
to push open (a gate etc) / to push away / to reject / to decline
HSK 3
not to distinguish; to make no distinction / (LGBT slang) versatile (open to either penetrative or receptive role)
to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
HSK 6
to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc) / (computing) to enable (a feature) / (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate / to open (sth that has been sealed)
HSK 7-9
to open (a conference) / to inaugurate
HSK 5
to open / to start (a business etc) / to set up
HSK 7-9
(of a bird, insect etc) to hatch / (slang) (fig.) to be born / to crack open (an egg, a nut etc)
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  *爽* | 爽* | *爽
bright / clear / crisp / open / frank / straightforward / to feel well / fine / pleasurable / invigorating / to deviate
HSK 6
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  *野* | 野* | *野
field / plain / open space / limit / boundary / rude / feral
HSK 6
to open wide / unrestrictedly
HSK 7-9
to open up / to spread / to extend
bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful
HSK 7-9
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  *档* | 档* | *档
(bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes / (bound form) files / crosspiece (of a table etc) / (bound form) (of goods) grade / vendor's open-air stall / (Tw) timeslot for a show or program / classifier for shows / classifier for events, affairs etc / Taiwan pr. [dang3]
HSK 6
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  *解* | 解* | *解
to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection
HSK 6
to open wide
open drainage channel; ditch
front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open
HSK 7-9
vacant land / open space
HSK 7-9
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
to begin / to open / to start / beginning of an event
HSK 7-9
to unveil the plaque for (a school, shop, stadium etc); to inaugurate; to officially open
big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping
open-mouthed (jar etc) / (of speech) freely / exposure (finance)
to pull open / to pull apart / to space out / to increase
HSK 4
to cut open the abdomen / to disembowel / to speak from the heart
spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree
HSK 7-9
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  *裂* | 裂* | *裂
to split / to crack / to break open / to rend
HSK 6
toward / to face / to open onto / to turn towards / orientation / exposure / Qibla (Islam)
to cleave / to split open / to spread open (fingers, legs)
ice-free port / open port
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash
HSK 7-9
to open access / to establish contact / to remove a block / to put through (a phone connection)
HSK 7-9
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  *坦* | 坦* | *坦
flat / open-hearted / level / smooth
lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market)
to open a business / first transaction of a business day
HSK 7-9
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  *剖* | 剖* | *剖
to cut open / to analyze / Taiwan pr. [pou3]
lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) / fig. to rough it
HSK 7-9
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  *明* | 明* | *明
bright / opposite: dark / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
aquarium (open to the public)
(finance) (of the price of a security etc) to open lower than the previous closing price
to open shop
open-source software (OSS)
to speak frankly / frank; open; blunt
to open fire / to shoot a gun
HSK 7-9
pull-top can / easy-open can (with ring-pull)
HSK 7-9
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
HSK 7-9
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly / to give one's opponent a way out / lenient treatment
to open a book / open-book (exam)
to treat utterly sincerely / open and above board in dealing with sb
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  *瞪* | 瞪* | *瞪
to open (one's eyes) wide / to stare at / to glare at
HSK 7-9
to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion
HSK 7-9
to open one's mouth / to start to talk
HSK 7-9
open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf)
One key opens one lock. / There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
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  *巴* | 巴* | *巴
to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士 / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴, tail
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
(of a person) honorable; not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly / (of a situation) out in the open
to uncover / to open
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  *掰* | 掰* | *掰
to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
HSK 7-9
location of political, economic, military, or cultural importance (usu. not open to the general public); sensitive area
open system
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  *劈* | 劈* | *劈
to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike
HSK 7-9
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment; to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild
offshore / open sea
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  *睁* | 睁* | *睁
to open (one's eyes)
HSK 7-9
to pioneer a frontier area / to open up new territory
to make public; to bring into the open
donko shiitake mushroom, a prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and partially open cap
beginning / start / opening / in the beginning / to start / to open
broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects
to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|的大门) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~
to open (one's eyes)
to open (sth that has been sealed)

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