开启 kāiqǐ HSK7 to initiate Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents kāiqǐ to initiate 开 開 kāi verb to start to begin; to start; to set in motion; to initiate (an action, term, or schedule)启 啟 qǐ verb to begin (bound form) to start, initiate, or set out; used in contexts such as departing on a journey or beginning a processkāiqǐ to open 开 開 kāi verbparticle to open to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open启 啟 qǐ to open (bound form) to open or unfold; used in words for opening a letter, a door, or one's mouthkāiqǐ to enable 开 開 kāi verb to operate to drive; to pilot; to operate (machinery); to turn on (a light, appliance, or water)启 啟 qǐ to open (bound form) to open or unfold; used in words for opening a letter, a door, or one's mouth