开窍
kāi qiào
Pinyin

Definition

开窍
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kāi qiào
  1. to get it straight
  2. to start to understand things properly
  3. enlightenment dawns

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
开
kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to boil
  5. 5 to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6 to operate (a vehicle)
  7. 7 carat (gold)
  8. 8 abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
  9. 9 abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
开门
kāi mén
  1. 1 to open a door (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 to open for business
离开
lí kāi
  1. 1 to depart
  2. 2 to leave
丢开
diū kāi
  1. 1 to cast or put aside
  2. 2 to forget for a while
公开
gōng kāi
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 to publish
  3. 3 to make public
分开
fēn kāi
  1. 1 to separate
  2. 2 to part
召开
zhào kāi
  1. 1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
  2. 2 to convoke
  3. 3 to call together
展开
zhǎn kāi
  1. 1 to unfold
  2. 2 to carry out
  3. 3 to be in full swing
  4. 4 to launch
张开
zhāng kāi
  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to spread
  3. 3 to extend
想开
xiǎng kāi
  1. 1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
  2. 2 to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
  3. 3 to accept the situation and move on
拆开
chāi kāi
  1. 1 to dismantle
  2. 2 to disassemble
  3. 3 to open up (sth sealed)
  4. 4 to unpick
拉开
lā kāi
  1. 1 to pull open
  2. 2 to pull apart
  3. 3 to space out
  4. 4 to increase
抛开
pāo kāi
  1. 1 to throw out
  2. 2 to get rid of
推开
tuī kāi
  1. 1 to push open (a gate etc)
  2. 2 to push away
  3. 3 to reject
  4. 4 to decline
揭开
jiē kāi
  1. 1 to uncover
  2. 2 to open
摊开
tān kāi
  1. 1 to spread out
  2. 2 to unfold
放开
fàng kāi
  1. 1 to let go
  2. 2 to release

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
  1. 1 lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
  2. 2 I don't understand a word (idiom)
  3. 3 it's all Greek to me
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
  1. 1 grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
  2. 2 beaming with happiness
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
广开言路
guǎng kāi yán lù
  1. 1 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
  1. 1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán
  1. 1 to ignore an issue (idiom)
放开手脚
fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo
  1. 1 to have free rein (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
  1. 1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2 success in a single move
树上开花
shù shàng kāi huā
  1. 1 to deck the tree with false blossoms
  2. 2 to make something of no value appear valuable (idiom)
死猪不怕开水烫
sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng
  1. 1 lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be unaffected (by sth)
  3. 3 undaunted
狗窦大开
gǒu dòu dà kāi
  1. 1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
皮开肉绽
pí kāi ròu zhàn
  1. 1 flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)
眉开眼笑
méi kāi yǎn xiào
  1. 1 brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy
  2. 2 all smiles
笑逐颜开
xiào zhú yán kāi
  1. 1 smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure
  2. 2 all smiles
  3. 3 joy written across one's face

Sample Sentences

我这不是才开窍吗？要想不做剩女，就得主动出击！告诉你个秘密，我注册了几个婚恋网站。
wǒ zhè bùshì cái kāiqiào ma ？yào xiǎng bù zuò shèngnǚ ，jiù děi zhǔdòng chūjī ！gàosu nǐ ge mìmì ，wǒ zhùcè le jǐ ge hūnliàn wǎngzhàn 。
I'm only just starting to understand all this myself. If you don't want to end up a 'leftover woman', then you have to take the initiative! Let me tell you a secret. I joined a few online dating sites.
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