打
开

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The word "打开" is formed by combining the character "打" (dǎ), which denotes an action like hitting or striking, with "开" (kāi), which means to open or become open. This creates a compound verb where "打" represents the causative action that results in the state indicated by "开", effectively meaning "to open" something through physical or figurative effort.

Example Sentences Hide

请打开那扇窗。

Qǐng dǎkāi nà shàn chuāng.

Please open that window.

我每天打开电脑工作。

Wǒ měitiān dǎkāi diànnǎo gōngzuò.

I open the computer to work every day.

他小心翼翼地打开礼物盒子。

Tā xiǎoxīn yìyì de dǎkāi lǐwù hézi.

He carefully opened the gift box.

这本书打开了我对新世界的好奇心。

Zhè běn shū dǎkāi le wǒ duì xīn shìjiè de hàoqí xīn.

This book opened my curiosity about the new world.

科学家们正在研究如何打开基因编辑的新领域。

Kēxuéjiāmen zhèngzài yánjiū rúhé dǎkāi jīyīn biānjí de xīn lǐngyù.

Scientists are researching how to open new frontiers in gene editing.

Word Definition - 打开

dǎ kāi to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

Individual Character Details

打 dá, dǎ
开 kāi