打开 dǎ kāi
“to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on”
verb2021 list level 1Traditional 打開
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
打开 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 329: 打开 dǎkāi — Level 2; official annotation 2 (动). PDF page 88
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 打开
打开 means to open something closed, such as a door, window, or book, or to turn on a device such as a TV or computer. Common patterns are 打开 + object and 把 + object + 打开. The potential forms are 打得开 and 打不开.
例句Example sentences
- 请打开窗户，房间里太热了。qǐng dǎ kāi chuāng hu, fáng jiān lǐ tài rè le.Please open the window; it's too hot in the room.
- 他打开电脑开始工作。tā dǎ kāi diàn nǎo kāi shǐ gōng zuò.He turned on the computer and started working.
- 这个瓶子我打不开。zhè ge píng zi wǒ dǎ bù kāi.I can't open this bottle.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗请打开眼睛。
✓请睁开眼睛。
Chinese uses 睁 for opening the eyes; 打开 is not used with 眼睛 in this everyday sense.
易混词Easily confused
打开vs开
开 is broader and can mean open, drive, or start; 打开 emphasizes opening something closed or switching on a device.