Meaning of 开幕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to open (a conference)
- to inaugurate
How to use 开幕
开幕 is used for the formal start of conferences, exhibitions, festivals, and sporting events. It often appears in 开幕式 (kāimùshì), an opening ceremony. Example: 大会明天上午开幕。(Dàhuì míngtiān shàngwǔ kāimù.) The conference opens tomorrow morning.
开 (kāi) means to open, and 幕 (mù) is a curtain, the kind that hangs on a stage. When the curtain opens, the show or event begins, so 开幕 means to open or inaugurate something.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 开幕 for opening a door, a shop for the day, or a bottle. Use 打开 (dǎkāi) for physical opening and 开门 (kāimén) for a shop opening its doors, and keep 开幕 for formal events.
开幕 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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幕 mù · curtain or screen · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 开幕.
| 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 |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 走开 | zǒukāi | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part |
| 开学 | kāixué | (of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin |
| 开机 | kāijī | to start an engine; to boot up (a computer) |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
Questions about 开幕
What does 开幕 mean?
开幕 (kāimù) means "to open (a conference); to inaugurate".
How do you write 开幕?
开幕 is made of 2 characters: 开 (4 strokes), 幕 (13 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 开幕 an HSK word?
Yes. 开幕 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 开幕 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 开幕 is written 開幕.
What is the opposite of 开幕?
The opposite is 闭幕 (bìmù), to close or conclude an event. The closing ceremony is 闭幕式 (bìmùshì).
Can 开幕 take an object, like 开幕一个展览?
No, 开幕 does not take a direct object. The event is the subject instead, as in 展览开幕了 (zhǎnlǎn kāimù le), the exhibition has opened. To say someone opens an event, use a different verb, as in 宣布展览开幕 (xuānbù zhǎnlǎn kāimù), to announce the exhibition open.