开水 meaning and pronunciation

开水
Simplified word
開水
Traditional word

开水 English definition

kāi shuǐ

  • boiled water
  • boiling water

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  • (kāi): to open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format;
  • (shuǐ): water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes;