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The Chinese word dakai - 打开 - dǎkāi
(to open in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
dǎkāi
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English translations
to open, to turn on,
to unfold, to switch on, to undo, to open out
Chinese characters:
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打开 ( dakai / dǎkāi ) in traditional characters
打開
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 打开 ( dakai / dǎkāi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing dakai shu, fan dao di shi ye.
Qǐng dǎkāi shū, fān dào dì shí yè.– English translation: Please open your books to page ten.
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to hit | to open
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