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kāi

开kāikāi
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FromLesson 4inHardcore Chinese

Usages of kāi

你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　开kāi　门mén　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ kāi mén ma?
Can you open the door?
他tā　正在zhèngzài　开kāi　门mén。tā zhèngzài kāi mén.
He is opening the door.
门mén　开kāi　着zhe，　护士hùshi　站zhàn　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　我wǒ。mén kāi zhe, hùshi zhàn zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
The door is open; the nurse is standing outside waiting for me.
我Wǒ　刚才gāngcái　忘记wàngjì　带dài　书shū　了le，　他tā　帮bāng　我wǒ　开kāi　门mén。Wǒ gāngcái wàngjì dài shū le, tā bāng wǒ kāi mén.
I just forgot to bring the book; he helped me open the door.
她tā　忘了wàngle　带dài　钥匙yàoshi，　只好zhǐhǎo　在zài　门口ménkǒu　等děng　室友shìyǒu　来lái　开门kāimén。tā wàngle dài yàoshi, zhǐhǎo zài ménkǒu děng shìyǒu lái kāimén.
She forgot to bring her keys, so she had no choice but to wait at the door for her roommate to open it.
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