开展
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
开展 (kāizhǎn) · to launch
开展 (kāizhǎn) means “to launch; to carry out; to develop”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 展 (to open). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 开展 is built
The characters
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
展 zhǎn · to open
What 展 is made of
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Laying out clothes 㠭 for sale in a market 尸; compare 㠭 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学校开展了读书活动。Xuéxiào kāizhǎn le dúshū huódòng.The school launched a reading activity.
我们下个月开展新的工作。Wǒmen xià ge yuè kāizhǎn xīn de gōngzuò.We will start new work next month.
Questions about 开展
What does 开展 mean?
开展 (kāizhǎn) means “to launch; to carry out; to develop”.
How do you pronounce 开展?
开展 is pronounced kāizhǎn.
Which HSK level is 开展?
开展 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
- 走开zǒukāito go away
Learn 开展 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.