kāi​yǎn

to begin

kāi​yǎn to begin

  1. to start
    to begin; to start; to set in motion; to initiate (an action, term, or schedule)
  2. to perform
    to perform; to act in a play or movie; to stage a show or put on a performance

kāi​yǎn to explain

  1. kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open
  2. yǎn nounverb
    to deduce
    (bound form) to deduce; to elaborate; to develop or expand on a theme