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开发

kāi fāㄎㄞ ㄈㄚ

Sino-Vietnamese: KHAI PHÁT

Traditional: 開發

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

Examples

  • 他在公司负责开发手机软件。

    tā zài gōng sī fù zé kāi fā shǒu jī ruǎn jiàn.

    He's responsible for developing mobile apps at the company.

  • 这个地区正在开发旅游资源。

    zhè ge dì qū zhèng zài kāi fā lǚ yóu zī yuán.

    This region is developing its tourism resources.

  • 公司开发了一种新产品。

    gōng sī kāi fā le yì zhǒng xīn chǎn pǐn.

    The company has developed a new product.

Easily confused

  • 发展 — 开发 takes an object: to develop or exploit something (开发产品); 发展 is to grow or develop (经济发展).

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Stroke order

KHAI · 4 strokes

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc

PHÁT · 5 strokes

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)