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开张 (kāi zhāng): Open for business / Start business (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
kāi开

to switch on; open

张 • zhāng • measure word for flat objects; to open; to spread • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zhāng张

measure word for flat objects; to open; to spread

Word Info

Pinyinkāi zhāng
MeaningOpen for business / Start business
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 开张.

Words with 开
  • 开车kāi chēto drive a car
  • 开始kāi shǐto begin
  • 开学kāi xuéfoundation of a University or College
  • 打开dǎ kāito open
  • 分开fēn kāito separate
  • 开会kāi huìto hold a meeting
  • 开机kāi jīto start an engine
  • 开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower
Words with 张
  • 紧张jǐn zhāngnervous; anxious
  • 主张zhǔ zhāngclaim; assertionl; proposal
  • 夸张kuā zhāngto exaggerate
  • 慌张huāng zhāngflustered; confused; trepidation
扩张
kuò zhāng
expand; enlarge; extend
  • 东张西望dōng zhāng xī wànglook all around
  • 伸张shēn zhāngAssert
  • 嚣张xiāo zhāngarrogant
    • 4.

    How to Use 开张 in Sentences

    Verb + Verbwith营业
    kāi开
    zhāng张
    yíng营
    yè业
    neutral
    open for business
    Subject + Verbwith新店
    xīn新
    diàn店
    kāi开
    zhāng张
    Idiomwith大吉
    kāi开
    zhāng张
    dà大
    jí吉
    Adverb + Verbwith隆重
    lóng隆
    zhòng重
    kāi开
    zhāng张
    5.

    Example Sentences with 开张

    zhè这
    jiā家
    diàn店
    jīn今
    tiān天
    kāi开
    neutral
    new store opening
    formal
    auspicious opening
    formal
    grand opening
    zhāng
    张
    。
    This shop opens today.
    zhè这
    jiā家
    xīn新
    cān餐
    tīng厅
    kāi开
    zhāng张
    hòu后
    ，
    shēng生
    yi意
    yì一
    zhí直
    fēi非
    cháng常
    huǒ火
    bào爆
    。
    After this new restaurant opened for business, it has been extremely popular.
    xīn新
    chāo超
    shì市
    kāi开
    zhāng张
    shí时
    ，
    yǒu有
    hěn很
    duō多
    yōu优
    huì惠
    huó活
    dòng动
    。
    When the new supermarket opens, there are many promotional activities.
    nà那
    jiā家
    chuán传
    wén闻
    yǐ已
    jiǔ久
    de的
    shū书
    diàn店
    ，
    jiū究
    jìng竟
    shén什
    me么
    shí时
    hòu候
    cái才
    kāi开
    zhāng张
    ？
    When exactly will that long-rumored bookstore finally open for business?
    tā他
    jì计
    huà划
    xià下
    gè个
    yuè月
    kāi开
    zhāng张
    zì自
    jǐ己
    de的
    kā咖
    fēi啡
    guǎn馆
    。
    He plans to open his own cafe next month.