"To turn on" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 开 |  kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format |   |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on | |
| 拧开 | nǐng kāi | to unscrew / to twist off (a lid) / to turn on (a faucet) / to switch on (by turning a knob) / to turn (a door handle) / to wrench apart | |
