开放
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
开放 (kāifàng) · to open (to the public)
开放 (kāifàng) means “to open (to the public); to bloom; open”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 放 (to put). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 开放 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)
放 fàng · to put
What 放 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
图书馆周末也开放。Túshūguǎn zhōumò yě kāifàng.The library is also open on weekends.
公园里的花都开放了。Gōngyuán li de huā dōu kāifàng le.The flowers in the park have all bloomed.
Questions about 开放
What does 开放 mean?
开放 (kāifàng) means “to open (to the public); to bloom; open”.
How do you pronounce 开放?
开放 is pronounced kāifàng.
Which HSK level is 开放?
开放 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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 开放 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.