开设 meaning in English
to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)
Meaning of 开设
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to offer (goods or services)
- to open (for business etc)
How to use 开设
开设 is a fairly formal verb used for establishing courses, shops, branches, accounts, or services. It often appears in news, school, and business contexts. Example: 学校开设了中文课。(Xuéxiào kāishè le Zhōngwén kè.) The school offers a Chinese course.
开 (kāi) means to open, and 设 (shè) means to set up. When you open and set up something, like a shop, a course, or a bank account, you 开设 it.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 开设 for opening a door or a window, but that is 打开 (dǎkāi) or 开 (kāi). 开设 is only for setting up something that keeps running, like a class or a store.
Stroke order for each character
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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设 shè · to set up · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 开设.
| 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 |
| 设计 | shèjì | to design; to plan; design; plan |
Questions about 开设
What does 开设 mean?
开设 (kāishè) means "to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 开设?
开设 is made of 2 characters: 开 (4 strokes), 设 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 开设 an HSK word?
Yes. 开设 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 开设 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 开设 is written 開設.
What is the difference between 开设 and 设立 (shèlì)?
设立 focuses on formally establishing an organization or institution, such as a fund or a department. 开设 is more common for courses, shops, accounts, and services that are offered to people.
Can I use 开设 to say I opened a bank account?
Yes. 开设账户 (kāishè zhànghù) means to open an account, though in daily speech people usually just say 开户 (kāihù) or 开个账户.