开
启

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The word "开启" is formed by combining the character "开", meaning to open or start, with the character "启", meaning to open or begin. Both characters share semantic overlap in conveying the action of initiating or unlocking, and their union creates a compound word that emphasizes the act of opening, starting, or activating something, such as a device or process.

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请帮我开启这扇门。

Qǐng bāng wǒ kāiqǐ zhè shàn mén.

Please help me open this door.

他每天早上开启电脑检查邮件。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang kāiqǐ diànnǎo jiǎnchá yóujiàn.

He turns on the computer to check emails every morning.

这本书开启了我对历史的兴趣。

Zhè běn shū kāiqǐle wǒ duì lìshǐ de xìngqù.

This book opened my interest in history.

新软件能自动开启节能模式。

Xīn ruǎnjiàn néng zìdòng kāiqǐ jiénéng móshì.

The new software can automatically activate energy-saving mode.

为了开启新的业务，公司需要招聘更多员工。

Wèile kāiqǐ xīn de yèwù, gōngsī xūyào zhāopìn gèng duō yuángōng.

To start new business, the company needs to hire more employees.

Word Definition - 开启

kāi qǐ 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)

Individual Character Details

开 kāi
启 qǐ, qǐ, qǐ, qǐ