No. 2,165 in Chinese
打开
"打开" means "to open."
In a sentence
请你打开窗户让空气流通一下。
Please open the window to let the air circulate.
Here, "打开" is used in a literal sense to mean opening a physical item, such as a window.
他打开了电脑并开始工作。
He turned on the computer and started working.
In this context, "打开" is used to mean turning on an electronic device.
读一本新书可以打开你的视野。
Reading a new book can broaden your perspective.
Here, "打开" is used metaphorically to mean expanding or broadening one's scope or understanding.
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