打开 dǎkāi HSK1 to open Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents dǎkāi to open · to show 打 dǎ verb to hit to strike; to knock; to beat; to break开 開 kāi verbparticle to open to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut opendǎkāi to turn on 打 dǎ verb to call; to send to dial or call (a telephone); to send (a telegram or signal)开 開 kāi verb to operate to drive; to pilot; to operate (machinery); to turn on (a light, appliance, or water)dǎkāi to expand 打 dǎ verb to hit to strike; to knock; to beat; to break开 開 kāi particle [away/open] (directional result) used after a verb to indicate moving away, spreading out, or making room, meaning "away" or "off"