Home › Chinese › Glossary › open
Chinese vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "open" in Chinese?
开放
kāifàng
In Chinese, "open" is 开放.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free Chinese learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Two syllables: 'kai' (rising tone, like 'k-eye') and 'fang' (falling tone, like 'fahng'), ascending then descending pitch creates movement.
Writing and usage
Two characters totaling 13 strokes; the first relates to opening or beginning, the second to direction or manner, suggesting something expanded.
Example sentence
这家商店开放了。
This store is now open.
Test your Chinese knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember 开放
The meanings combine to show something widely open and expanded in all directions.
Related words
- bright 亮 liàng
- cheap 便宜 piányi
- forty 四十 sì shí
- forty-two 四十二 sì shí èr
- hail 冰雹 bīng báo
- old 老 lǎo
- relaxed 松 sōng
- rich 富 fù
- sixty-six 六十六 liù shí liù
Browse all Chinese words in the glossary.
Questions about 开放
How do you say "open" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "open" is 开放. It is a noun.
How is 开放 written in Chinese?
Two characters totaling 13 strokes; the first relates to opening or beginning, the second to direction or manner, suggesting something expanded.
How is 开放 used in a sentence?
Use 开放 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 这家商店开放了。 (This store is now open.).
Where can I practice Chinese words for free?
You can play free Chinese minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the Chinese glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Open" in other languages
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Chinese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town