kāi

Usages of kāi

 xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shūwǒ xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shū.
I will turn on the light first, then read.
  dēng kāi le,  jiù kàn shūtā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn shū.
She turned on the light, and then I read.
  回家huíjiā jiù kāi 电视diànshì kàn 电影diànyǐngWǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.
 shuō 自己zìjǐ 睡觉shuìjiào de 时候shíhou 喜欢xǐhuan 开着kāizhe 空调kōngtiáo,  shì 因为yīnwèi 外面wàimiàn hěn , 而是érshì 因为yīnwèi 这样zhèyàng 比较bǐjiào 安心ānxīntā shuō zìjǐ shuìjiào de shíhou xǐhuan kāizhe kōngtiáo, bù shì yīnwèi wàimiàn hěn rè, érshì yīnwèi zhèyàng bǐjiào ānxīn.
She says that when she sleeps she likes to leave the air conditioner on not because it’s hot outside, but because that way she feels more at ease.
冬天dōngtiān de 时候shíhou, 父母fùmǔ kāi zhe 暖气nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn 电视diànshì, 知道zhīdào 孩子háizi 安静ānjìng de zài 房间fángjiān  学习xuéxí,  觉得juéde hěn 安心ānxīndōngtiān de shíhou, fùmǔ kāi zhe nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn diànshì, zhīdào háizi ānjìng de zài fángjiān lǐ xuéxí, yě juéde hěn ānxīn.
In winter, the parents have the heating on and watch TV at home; knowing the children are quietly studying in their rooms, they also feel very at ease.
夏天xiàtiān de 晚上wǎnshang, 公园gōngyuán  hěn duō rén  xiǎng 一直yìzhí zài kāi zhe 空调kōngtiáo de 房间fángjiān , 而是érshì xiǎng 出来chūlái 散步sànbùxiàtiān de wǎnshang, gōngyuán lǐ hěn duō rén bù xiǎng yìzhí zài kāi zhe kōngtiáo de fángjiān lǐ, érshì xiǎng chūlái sànbù.
On summer evenings, many people in the park don’t want to stay in air‑conditioned rooms; instead, they want to come out for a walk.
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