开放

開放

kāifàng

verb HSK 3 #4,568

Meanings

1 to open up; to be open (to the public)
2 open; liberal; open-minded

Characters

to release; to let go

Examples

这个公园免费开放。

Zhège gōngyuán miǎnfèi kāifàng.

This park is open to the public for free.

图书馆周末也开放。

Túshūguǎn zhōumò yě kāifàng.

The library is also open on weekends.

改革开放改变了中国。

Gǎigé kāifàng gǎibiàn le Zhōngguó.

Reform and Opening Up transformed China.

她是一个很开放的人。

Tā shì yī gè hěn kāifàng de rén.

She is a very open-minded person.

Tips

culture

改革开放 (Reform and Opening Up) refers to China's economic reforms starting in 1978 under Deng Xiaoping. One of the most important phrases in modern Chinese history.

usage

开放 can describe physical access (park is open), policies (open economy), or personality (open-minded).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

放 fàng