开水
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
开水 (kāishuǐ) · boiled water
开水 (kāishuǐ) means “boiled water; boiling water”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 水 (water). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 开水 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)
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请给我一杯开水。Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi kāishuǐ.Please give me a glass of boiled water.
开水很热，小心！Kāishuǐ hěn rè, xiǎoxīn!The boiling water is very hot, be careful!
Questions about 开水
What does 开水 mean?
开水 (kāishuǐ) means “boiled water; boiling water”.
How do you pronounce 开水?
开水 is pronounced kāishuǐ.
Which HSK level is 开水?
开水 is in HSK 4 (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 开水 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.