中共十九大在北京开幕 19th CPC National Congress opens in Beijing

 The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opens(开幕) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. 

今天上午9时,中国共产党第十九次全国代表大会在北京人民大会堂开幕。

重点词汇 Key word:

开 <动词 v.> 

begin; start

E.g. Huì shénme shíhou kāi?

会什么时候开?

When will the meeting begin?

open

E.g. Mén kāi zhe。

门开着。

The door is open.

turn on; switch on

E.g. Diànshì kāi zhe。

电视开着。

The TV is on.

(of vehicles, etc.) depart; move; start

E.g. Bānchē shénme shíhou kāi ?

班车什么时候开?

When does the bus leave?

open out

E.g. Huā kāi le。

花开了。

The flower bloomed.

come loose

E.g. Lǐngdài kāi le。

领带开了。

The tie has come loose.

set up; run

E.g. Běn diàn míngtiān kāiyè。

本店明天开业。

The store will open for business tomorrow.

write out; make a list of

E.g. Qǐng gěi wǒ kāi zhāng fāpiào。

请给我开张发票。

Please write out an invoice for me.

boil

E.g. Bǎ shuǐ shāo kāi。

把水烧开。

Bring the water to the boil.

fire (an employee); kick out

E.g. Tā bèi kāichú le。

他被开除了。

He was fired.