开口開口 kāi kǒu — to open one's mouth
kāi (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)kai1 kou3
Traditional: 開口
to open one's mouth
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
to open one's mouth
to open one's mouth; to start to talk
verb
Character breakdown
Words containing 开
- 开開kāi (first tone, high and level)to open
- 开始開始kāishǐ (first tone, high and level)to begin, to start
- 离开離開líkāi (second tone, rising)to leave, to depart from
- 打开打開dǎ (third tone, dipping) kāi (first tone, high and level)to open
- 公开公開gōng (first tone, high and level) kāi (first tone, high and level)public
- 开车開車kāi (first tone, high and level) chē (first tone, high and level)to drive a car
- 开发開發kāi (first tone, high and level) fā (first tone, high and level)to exploit (a resource)
- 开放開放kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to bloom
- 展开展開zhǎn (third tone, dipping) kāi (first tone, high and level)to unfold
- 分开分開fēn (first tone, high and level) kāi (first tone, high and level)to separate
- 改革开放改革開放gǎi (third tone, dipping) gé (second tone, rising) kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to reform and open to the outside world
- 开玩笑開玩笑kāi (first tone, high and level) wán (second tone, rising) xiào (fourth tone, falling)to play a joke
- 召开召開zhào (fourth tone, falling) kāi (first tone, high and level)to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 开会開會kāi (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling)to hold a meeting
- 开通開通kāi (first tone, high and level) tōng (first tone, high and level)to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
- 开工開工kāi (first tone, high and level) gōng (first tone, high and level)to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
- 拉开拉開lā (first tone, high and level) kāi (first tone, high and level)to pull open
Words containing 口
- 口kǒu (third tone, dipping)mouth; opening
- 出口chū (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)an exit
- 门口門口mén (second tone, rising) kǒu (third tone, dipping)doorway
- 人口rén (second tone, rising) kǒu (third tone, dipping)population
- 伤口傷口shāng (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)wound
- 借口jiè (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)to use as an excuse
- 口味kǒu (third tone, dipping) wèi (fourth tone, falling)a person's preferences
- 口袋kǒu (third tone, dipping) dài (fourth tone, falling)pocket
- 窗口chuāng (first tone, high and level) kǒu (third tone, dipping)window
- 港口gǎng (third tone, dipping) kǒu (third tone, dipping)port
- 进口進口jìn (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)to import
- 入口rù (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)entrance
- 口气口氣kǒu (third tone, dipping) qì (fourth tone, falling)tone of voice
- 路口lù (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)crossing
- 胃口wèi (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)appetite
- 口号口號kǒu (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)slogan
- 口水kǒu (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)saliva