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开明 (kāi míng): Enlightened (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

开明 consists of 2 characters.

开
kāi
to switch on; open
明
míng
bright, clear, or to understand

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Pinyinkāi míng
Meaningenlightened; liberal; open-minded
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 6
HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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3.

How to Use 开明 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 开明 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith变得
biàn变
de得
kāi开
míng明
neutral
become open-minded
Adjective + Noun
kāi开
míng明
rén人
shì士
formal
enlightened person
Subject + Verbwith思想
sī思
xiǎng想
kāi开
míng明
4.

Example Sentences with 开明

wǒ我
de的
bà爸
bà爸
hěn很
kāi开
míng明
kāi开
míng明
jūn君
zhǔ主
formalWritten
enlightened monarch
formal
open-minded thinking
。
My dad is very open-minded.
zài在
zǐ子
nǚ女
de的
jiào教
yù育
wèn问
tí题
shàng上
，
tā她
chí持
yǒu有
fēi非
cháng常
kāi开
míng明
de的
tài态
dù度
。
She holds a very open-minded attitude towards her children's education.
zhè这
wèi位
kāi开
míng明
de的
lǐng领
dǎo导
cǎi采
nà纳
le了
tuán团
duì队
tí提
chū出
de的
chuàng创
xīn新
xìng性
jiàn建
yì议
。
This enlightened leader adopted the innovative suggestions proposed by the team.
zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
sī思
xiǎng想
kāi开
míng明
，
zǒng总
shì是
gǔ鼓
lì励
xué学
shēng生
tí提
wèn问
。
This teacher has an open mind and always encourages students to ask questions.
nǐ你
rèn认
wéi为
yí一
gè个
kāi开
míng明
de的
shè社
huì会
yīng应
gāi该
jù具
bèi备
nǎ哪
xiē些
tè特
zhēng征
？
What characteristics do you think an enlightened society should possess?
tā他
de的
guān观
niàn念
bìng并
bù不
kāi开
míng明
，
nán难
yǐ以
jiē接
shòu受
xīn新
de的
wén文
huà化
sī思
cháo潮
。
His views are not liberal, making it difficult for him to accept new cultural trends.
gōng公
sī司
tuī推
xíng行
kāi开
míng明
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
zhèng政
cè策
，
ràng让
yuán员
gōng工
yǒu有
gèng更
duō多
zì自
zhǔ主
quán权
。
The company implements an enlightened management policy, giving employees more autonomy.
jǐn尽
guǎn管
miàn面
lín临
chuán传
tǒng统
yā压
lì力
，
tā她
yī依
rán然
jiān坚
chí持
kāi开
míng明
qiě且
bāo包
róng容
de的
chǔ处
shì事
yuán原
zé则
。
Despite facing traditional pressures, she still adheres to enlightened and inclusive principles in handling affairs.

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 开明.

  • 贬低biǎn dībelittle; depreciate; disparage
  • 榜样bǎng yàngexample; model; pattern
  • 卑鄙bēi bǐbase; mean; contemptible
  • 变迁biàn qiāntransition; changes; vicissitudes
  • 罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
  • 包袱bāo fucloth wrappers
  • 层次céng cìadministrative levels; arrangement of ideas; gradation
  • 不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàbe roughly the same; about equal
  • 操劳cāo láowork hard
  • 辩证biàn zhènginvestigate; dialectical
  • 案件àn jiànlegal case
  • 侧面cè miànside; flank; profile
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 开明.

Words with 开
  • 开车kāi chēHSK 1
  • 开始kāi shǐHSK 2
  • 开学kāi xuéHSK 2
  • 打开dǎ kāiHSK 2
  • 分开fēn kāiHSK 3
  • 开会kāi huìHSK 3
开机
kāi jī
HSK 3
  • 开花kāi huāHSK 3
    • Words with 明
    • 明天míng tiānHSK 1
    • 明年míng niánHSK 1
    • 明白míng baiHSK 3
    • 聪明cōng mingHSK 3
    • 证明zhèng míngHSK 4
    • 说明shuō míngHSK 4
    • 说明书shuō míng shūHSK 4
    • 光明guāng míngHSK 5