开 kāi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 一 one 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
开发商
kāifāshāng
property developer; developer
Characters in this word
发 fā
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
商 shāng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 开发商承诺保留历史外立面，却在施工中拆除了关键结构。 Kāifāshāng chéngnuò bǎoliú lìshǐ wài lìmiàn, què zài shīgōng zhōng chāichú le guānjiàn jiégòu. The developer promised to retain the historic façade, yet removed key structures during construction.
- 开发商打算在河边建一片住宅区。 Kāifāshāng dǎsuàn zài hé biān jiàn yí piàn zhùzháiqū. The developer plans to build a residential area by the river.
- 开发商按时把新房交给了买房的人。 Kāifāshāng ànshí bǎ xīn fáng jiāo gěi le mǎi fáng de rén. The developer handed over the new homes to the buyers on time.
Related words
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 开 kāi to open; to drive; to turn on
- 开车 kāichē to drive a car
- 开会 kāihuì to have a meeting
- 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào to joke
- 分开 fēnkāi to separate; to part
- 开机 kāijī to turn on a device
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 开学 kāixué to start school
- 离开 líkāi to leave
- 走开 zǒukāi to go away
- 公开 gōngkāi public; open