kāi​yǎn

to begin

开演 開演 kāi//yǎn
to begin particle + verb
(of a play, movie, or performance) to begin; to start being shown

After a short break the play continued.

to explain
(literary) to explain or elaborate on principles; to give a lecture on Buddhist sutras or scriptures

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.31 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
0.746 per million

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