打开
Meaning
- to open
- to show (a ticket)
- to turn on
Example sentence
请打开窗。
Open the window.
Characters in 打开
- 打 dǎ a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate")
- 开 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive)
打 plus 开 to open. 开 carries the meaning and 打 makes it a two-syllable verb — the same shape as 打扫 and 打算.