Writing
开业 (kāi yè) — how to say "to open" in Chinese
开业
To open (a business)
verb
Character composition
开
to open
业
business
Radicals / Keys
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
一
One
#1 · yī · 1 stroke
Collocations
超市开业
chāoshì kāiyè
supermarket opening
Examples
这家餐厅明天正式开业。
This restaurant will officially open tomorrow.
商店开业了。
The store opened.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to open" in Chinese?
"to open" in Chinese is 开业 (kāi yè).
Kaiye meaning in English
开业 (kāi yè) means "To open (a business)".
How is 开业 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi yè (written as kai ye, kaiye). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to open" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开业: 开 has 4 strokes, 业 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 开业?
开业 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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