开幕式 (kāimùshì) · opening ceremony

开幕式 (kāimùshì) means “opening ceremony”. It is written with 3 characters: 开 (to open) + 幕 (curtain) + 式 (formula). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 开幕式 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)

幕 mù · curtain

What 幕 is made of

莫mò — cannot
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 旲tái — daylight
  - 日rì — sun; day
  - 大dà — big
巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke

式 shì · formula

What 式 is made of

弋yì — to catch
工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A craftsman using an awl 弋 and a measuring square 工 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

运动会的开幕式非常精彩。Yùndònghuì de kāimùshì fēicháng jīngcǎi.The opening ceremony of the sports meeting was spectacular.

开幕式晚上八点开始。Kāimùshì wǎnshang bā diǎn kāishǐ.The opening ceremony starts at eight in the evening.

Questions about 开幕式

What does 开幕式 mean?

开幕式 (kāimùshì) means “opening ceremony”.

How do you pronounce 开幕式?

开幕式 is pronounced kāimùshì.

Which HSK level is 开幕式?

开幕式 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

Learn 开幕式 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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