Meaning:
[0] [1] [v] open (door, bottle, etc) [2] [v] turn on; switch on [3] [v] drive; operate [4] [v] depart; leave; start [5] [v] set up; run [6] [v] hold (meeting, exhibition, etc) [7] [adv] aside; apart; away [8] [粵] aspect marker used to describe a habitual activity.

Level:
1

Jyutping:
hoi1

Pinyin:
kai1

Type:

Stroke Count:
12

Cantonese Frequency:
510

Mandarin Frequency:
387

Notes:
[0]

Related Words
Word Jyutping Meaning
打開本書 daa2 hoi1 bun2 syu1 open the book;
借開 ze3 hoi1 excuse me, please (please scoot, step aside) [Syn.] 借借 , 借歪 , 借過 [華]: 讓一讓 , 讓一下;
揭開本書 kit3 hoi1 bun2 syu1 open the book;
開襟冷衫 hoi1 kam1 laang5*1 saam1 cardigan;
開拓 hoi1 tok3 to bring forth or open up;
開明 hoi1 ming4 open-minded, enlightened;
盛開 sing6 hoi1 to be in full flowering;
開採 hoi1 coi2 to mine; mining; extract; exploit; tap; Default PoS:; Additional PoS:;
開朗 hoi1 long5 [adj] well lit; suddenly become bright and clear; carefree; without worry;
開闊 hoi1 fut3 wide;open (spaces);to open up;

Related Sentences
Sentence SWC Jyutping Meaning
我唔開心。 ngo5 m4 hoi1 sam1  I am not happy.
好開心識到你. hou2 hoi1 sam1 sik1 dou2 nei5  Nice to meet you!
扭開個水龍頭! nau2 hoi1 go3 seoi2 lung4 tau4  Turn on the tap!
可唔可以開冷氣? ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 hoi1 laang5 hei3 Can you turn on the air conditioning?
中國而家開放過以前 zung1 gwok3 ji4 gaa1 hoi1 fong3 gwo3 ji5 cin4 China is now more open than previously.
大熱天時開冷氣真舒服。 daai6 jit6 tin1 si4 hoi1 laang5 hei3 zan1 syu1 fuk6 It's so comfortable to have the air-contioner on during hot days.
你試下重新開個瀏覽器? nei5 si3 haa5 cung4 san1 hoi1 go3 lau4 laam5 hei3 Why don't you restart your browser?
當你蹣跚學步時,爸爸離開咗我哋 dong1 nei5 pun4 saan1 hok6 bou6 si4, baa4 baa1 lei4 hoi1 zo2 ngo5 dei6 Father left us when you were still tottering and learning to walk.
隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉,開始大聲吠 zek3 gau2 hou2 ci5 hung3 dou2 mat1 mei6 dou6 gam2, hoi1 ci2 daai6 seng1 fai6 The dog seemed to have sniffed and picked up some scent, and started to bark.
呢兩件事根本就係藤㨢瓜瓜㨢藤分唔開㗎 ni1 loeng5 gin6 si6 gan1 bun2 zau6 hai6 tang4 nang3 gwaa1 gwaa1 nang3 tang4, fan1 m4 hoi1 gaa3 These two matters are deeply entangled together. There is no way to separate them apart.