开发 meaning in English

kāifā

to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

HSK 3verbTraditional 開發9 strokes

Meaning of 开发

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kāifā

to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

How to use 开发

开发 is used for developing resources, regions, products and software, and it often appears in work and business contexts. A software developer is 开发者 (kāifāzhě) or 开发人员 (kāifā rényuán). Example: 他们在开发一个新的手机应用。(Tāmen zài kāifā yí ge xīn de shǒujī yìngyòng.) They are developing a new phone app.

开 (kāi) means to open and 发 (fā) means to send out or grow. To 开发 is to open something up so it can grow, like opening new land or starting to build new software.

Common mistake: Learners often use 开发 for personal or economic growth, but that is usually 发展 (fāzhǎn), as in 经济发展 (jīngjì fāzhǎn) economic development. Use 开发 when someone actively creates or opens up something, like a product, land or a resource.

开发 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men国guó家jiā必bì须xū开kāi发fā自zì然rán资zī源yuán。

Our country must develop its natural resources.

本běn来lái以yǐ为wéi是shì开kāi发fā板bǎn给gěi我wǒ弄nòng坏huài了le，原yuán来lái是shì插chā头tóu接jiē触chù不bù良liáng。

At first I thought the development board was up the spout, but it was just a loose connection.

为wèi了le按àn期qī完wán成chéng开kāi发fā，我wǒ们men请qǐng求qiú暂zàn时shí推tuī迟chí其qí他tā不bù相xiāng关guān的de任rèn务wù。

In order to complete the development on schedule, we request that other unrelated tasks be delayed for the moment.

为wèi了le长cháng期qī利lì益yì，我wǒ们men决jué定dìng把bǎ开kāi发fā部bù门mén卖mài掉diào。

For the sake of long-term interests, we have decided to sell the development department.

我wǒ正zhèng在zài开kāi发fā一yí个gè安ān卓zhuó应yìng用yòng。

I'm developing an Android application.

Stroke order for each character

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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes

发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 开发.

打开	dǎkāi	to open; to show (a ticket)
开玩笑	kāi wánxiào	to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
开车	kāichē	to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok
开会	kāihuì	to hold or attend a meeting
离开	líkāi	to depart; to leave
发现	fāxiàn	to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
开心	kāixīn	to feel happy; to rejoice
走开	zǒukāi	to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
出发	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发	tóufa	hair (on the head)
分开	fēnkāi	to separate; to part
开学	kāixué	(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin

Questions about 开发

What does 开发 mean?

开发 (kāifā) means "to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 开发?

开发 is made of 2 characters: 开 (4 strokes), 发 (5 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 开发 an HSK word?

Yes. 开发 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 开发 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 开发 is written 開發.

What is the difference between 开发 and 发展?

开发 means actively developing or exploiting something, like software, a market or natural resources. 发展 means growing or progressing over time, like a country, a city or a career. You 开发 a product, but a company 发展.

Can 开发 describe developing a person's potential?

Yes. In phrases like 开发潜力 (kāifā qiánlì), to tap potential, or 开发智力 (kāifā zhìlì), to develop intelligence, 开发 means drawing out something hidden. For general personal growth, 成长 (chéngzhǎng) or 发展 sounds more natural.