1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
4. to boil
5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
6. (directional complement) away; off
7. carat (gold)
8. abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 Kāiěrwén
9. abbr. for 开本 kāiběn, book format

1. (obsolete) even, level
2. a surname
3. even, level

1. the whole family
2. the same family
3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name)
4. group

1. actually
2. place
3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
4. that which
5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier: 個

1. expense
2. cost
3. to spend (time or money)
4. expenditure

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
2. hard-working; conscientious

1. (completed action marker)
2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

1. to finish
2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

1. (of eyes) bright
2. clear-sighted
3. to understand clearly

1. (lit.) froth and shadows
2. (fig.) illusion; mirage