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開弓沒有回頭箭kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiànlit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back; to have to finish what one started; to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks開掛kāi guàto cheat in an online game (abbr. for 開外掛|开外挂[kai1 wai4 gua4]); (coll.) unbelievably good開關kāi guānpower switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate; to open and close; to switch on and off開光kāi guāngeye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate; to bless; transparent; translucent; haircut; shaving the head or face (humorous); a method of decoration; first light (astronomy)開罐器kāi guàn qìcan opener開國kāi guóto found a state; to open a closed country開鍋kāi guōto season a wok; to take the lid off a pot; (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil; (fig.) to become rowdy開國功臣kāi guó gōng chénoutstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)開國元勛kāi guó yuán xūnvariant of 開國元勳|开国元勋, founding figure (of country or dynasty); founding father; fig. also used of company, school etc開國元勳kāi guó yuán xūnfounding figure (of a country or dynasty); founding father; fig. also used of company or school etc開合kāi héto open and close開河kāi héto open a river; to dig a canal; to thaw (of river)開盒kāi hé(slang) to dox開黑kāi hēi(slang) (online gaming) to team up with friends in a coordinated private group (黑[hei1] indicates private, team-only chat)開黑店kāi hēi diànlit. to open an inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. to carry out a scam; to run a protection racket; daylight robbery開河期kāi hé qīthawing and opening up of frozen river in spring開紅盤kāi hóng pán(of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year; (of a business) to be profitable; (of a stock market) to rise; (sport) to win one's first match of a competition開後門kāi hòu ménto open the back door; fig. under the counter; to do a secret or dishonest deal; to let sth in by the back door開壺kāi húto season a new teapot before first use; (sports, curling) to throw the first stone; to begin play開戶kāi hùto open an account (bank etc)開化kāi huàto become civilized; to be open-minded; (of ice) to thaw開花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish開懷kāi huáito one's heart's content; without restraint開花結果kāi huā jiē guǒ(lit.) to blossom and bear fruit (idiom); (fig.) to come to fruition; to yield favorable results開花結實kāi huā jiē shísee 開花結果|开花结果[kai1 hua1 jie1 guo3]開荒kāi huāngto open up land (for agriculture)開花兒kāi huā rerhua variant of 開花|开花[kai1 hua1]開化縣Kāi huà XiànKaihua, a county in Quzhou City 衢州市[Qu2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang開花衣kāi huā yīto open a bale of cotton開會kāi huìto hold or attend a meeting開葷kāi hūnto eat meat after having maintained a vegetarian diet; (fig.) to do sth as a novel experience開伙kāi huǒto cook meals; (of a canteen or mess) to be operating; to serve meals開火kāi huǒto open fire; to start shooting; to light the flame (for cooking)開機kāi jīto start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show開集kāi jíopen set (math.)開霽kāi jìto clear up (of weather)鎧甲kǎi jiǎarmor開價kāi jiàto quote a price; seller's first offer開架kāi jiàopen shelves (in self-service store or user access library)開間kāi jiānunit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3]; width of a room; (architecture) bay開江Kāi jiāngsee 開江縣|开江县[Kai1 jiang1 Xian4]開獎kāi jiǎngto announce the winners in a lottery開疆kāi jiāngto pioneer a frontier area; to open up new territory開講kāi jiǎngto begin a lecture; to start on a story開疆拓土kāi jiāng tuò tǔ(idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets開江縣Kāi jiāng XiànKaijiang, a county in Dazhou City 達州市|达州市[Da2 zhou1 Shi4], Sichuan開交kāi jiāo(used with negative) to conclude; (impossible) to end; (can't) finish開膠kāi jiāoto come unglued; to come apart開戒kāi jièto end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)開解kāi jiěto straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety開禁kāi jìnto lift a ban; to lift a curfew開襟kāi jīnbuttoned Chinese tunic; unbuttoned (to cool down)開金kāi jīncarated gold (alloy containing stated proportion of gold)開襟衫kāi jīn shāncardigan開酒費kāi jiǔ fèicorkage fee開具kāi jùto draw up (a document)開局kāi júopening (chess etc); early stage of game, match, work, activity etc開卷kāi juànto open a book; open-book (exam)開卷有益kāi juàn yǒu yìlit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education開掘kāi juéto dig; to excavate; (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings開考kāi kǎoto begin an exam開課kāi kèschool begins; give a course; teach a subject開墾kāi kěnto clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow開口kāi kǒuto open one's mouth; to start to talk