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开 (kāi) means "to open", but when used as a complement can mean different things with different verbs.
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===开 used literally to "open up" or to "turn on"===
 
Here are some examples:
 
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* 他 急忙 <em>拆 开</em> 信封。
 
* 他 <em>睁开</em> 眼睛 看 到 了 一 片 蓝色 的 天空。
 
* 来,<em>张开</em>嘴巴,我 喂 你。
 
* 我 每天 一 下班 回 家 就 <em>打开</em> 电视 看 垃圾 节目。
 
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===开 used to express an action  is occurring in a direction away from the speaker.===
 
 
 
When used in this sense, 开 is generally used with verbs involving releasing, unfolding or spreading out.
 
 
 
For example:
 
 
 
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* 来来,大家<em>散开</em>,别 看 热闹 了!
 
* 你 <em>走开</em>!滚!
 
* 关于 章子怡 的 丑闻 很快 就 <em>传开</em> 了
 
* 你 到底 想 做 什么?快点 <em>放开</em>我!
 
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===开 used to express solving a problem or getting a weight off one's mind===
 
 
 
Some examples:
 
 
 
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* 他 一直 <em>想不开</em> 这 件事 ,我 怕 他 会 自杀!
 
* 我 知道 易说难做,但是 你 尽量 <em>看开</em> 一些 吧 。
 
* 我们 把 问题 <em>说开</em> 了
 
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== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
* [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ 汉语语法百项讲练] p.342
 

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