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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

开口 [kāikǒu]
  1. 1. verb [说话] open one’s mouth
    开会时她一直没开口
    She didn't open her mouth during the meeting.
  2. 2. verb [开刃] sharpen
  3. 3. verb [裂开] split

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

开口 [kāikǒu]
  1. 1. open one's mouth; start to talk
    没等我开口,他就抢先替我说了。
    Before I could open my mouth, he hastened to speak on my behalf (or he went ahead and said it for me).
    难以开口
    find it difficult to bring the matter up
  2. 2. put the first edge on a knife
  3. 3. noun opening

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

开口 [kāikǒu]
  1. 1. 张开嘴;借指说话、演唱、提出请求等
    没等别人说完,他就先开口
    不好意思开口
  2. 2. 开口子;裂开口子;留出口子
    开口引水
    豆荚开口
    这件毛衣开口太低。
  3. 3. 开刃儿
    这把刀还没开口

Examples

开口垫圈
snap washer
他向大家横扫了一眼,才开口讲话。
He threw a glance across the room before he started to speak.
没等我开口,他就抢先替我说了。
Before I could open my mouth, he hastened to speak on my behalf (or he went ahead and said it for me).
开口铆钉
bifurcated rivet
都是乡里乡亲的,有什么不好开口的。
As we are all fellow townsmen, there's nothing you can't bring up before us.
他刚想开口,但一转念,又不说了。
He was just going to speak when he thought better of it.
你根据我打的鼓点开口,否则就没有板眼了。
You should sing according to my drumbeats, otherwise, there would be no order.
当我们论及到他家庭时候,他就不再开口说话了。
When we talked about his family, he became silent.
虽然我有赔偿你损失的责任,但你也不能狮子大开口漫天要价!
Although I have the responsibility to compensate you for your loss, you can't go too far in demanding money!

Word Decomposition


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